Penpont

Also known as Penpoint

Penpont is a village about 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. It has a population of about 400 people.

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Place details

Locality: Penpont
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Penpont
UK place.static_image_name: Penpont village centre - geograph.org.uk - 1326065.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Crossroads at the centre of Penpont
UK place.os_grid_reference: NX8494
UK place.civil_parish: Penpont
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.unitary_scotland: Dumfries and Galloway
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Dumfries
UK place.constituency_westminster: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Dumfriesshire
UK place.post_town: Thornhill
UK place.postcode_district: DG3
UK place.postcode_area: DG
UK place.dial_code: 01848

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Image: Bridge over the River Nith (3) - geograph.org.uk - 533035.jpg

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Commons category: Penpont
OS grid reference: NX8494

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Archaeology
History
Notable people
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==Archaeology== There are several archaeological sites nearby, including Late Bronze Age hill forts on Tynron Doon and Grennan Hill and a long cairn at Capenoch Loch dating from the 2nd or 3rd century.