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 (3.2 km) from the village of Moniaive.
The area is notable for Tynron Doon, the site of a Roman Iron Age hillfort, where remnants of ditches and ramparts are still visible.
The name Tynron is believed to derive from the Cumbric elements din rhón, meaning "lance-fort".
Notable people James Shaw, Schoolmaster and Writer Rev Prof James Williamson (1725–1795) mathematician, joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
References
External links Tynron Glen by John Shaw Tynron Parish John Penman of Shinnel Mill and Glenairlie Mill