Shancastle Doon
Shancastle Doon is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 817 feet. Shancastle Doon is situated nearby to the hamlet Tynron, as well as near Stenhouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tynron Doon and George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive.
Tynron Doon
Archaeological site
Photo: Scothill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynron Doon is a multivallate Iron Age hill fort outside the village of Tynron in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was occupied on and off from the 1st millennium BC until the 16th century, when an L-shaped tower house stood there.
George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive
Pub
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George Hotel, High Street, Moniaive is a pub.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynron and Moniaive.
Tynron
Hamlet
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Tynron is a village and civil parish located in Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It lies in a hollow along the Shinnel Water, approximately 2 miles from the village of Moniaive.
Moniaive
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moniaive is a village in the Parish of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It stands on the Cairn and Dalwhat Waters, 16 miles north-west of the town of Dumfries.
Penpont
Village
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Penpont is a village about 2 miles west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands.
Shancastle Doon
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 817 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.19713° or 55° 11′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.86257° or 3° 51′ 45″ westElevation
817 feet (249 metres)Open location code
9C7R54WP+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2856803440OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12619563
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