IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Penpont, THORNHILL, DG3 4BZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to DG3 4BZ by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Listing (69 Images Found)
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Penpont viewed from Tynron Doon
The tall church steeple at Penpont stands out, and the larger village of Thornhill is visible in the distance, with the Lowther Hills beyond.
Image: © Alan O'Dowd
Taken: 30 May 2016
0.05 miles
2
Penpont houses
Old style dwellings in Penpont.
Image: © Colin Kinnear
Taken: 10 Jun 2019
0.05 miles
3
Penpont
This is a picturesque small village which lies on the Main Road between Thornhill and Moniaive. It is most well known as the birthplace of the famous Explorer and Writer Joseph Thomson who carried out numerous Expeditions in Africa and was the first person to spot "Thomson's Gazelle" to which he gave his name.
Image: © Kevin Rae
Taken: 14 Apr 2006
0.06 miles
4
Farmland at Penpont
With a view of Penpont, Keir and Tynron Parish church.
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 1 Jan 2019
0.06 miles
5
Penpont, New Year's Day
Looking down Keir Road.
Image: © Billy McCrorie
Taken: 1 Jan 2019
0.06 miles
8
Former tollhouse
Surveyed by the Milestone Society. In the middle of Penpont on Main Street at the junction with Keir Street is this substantial building. latterly it has been a shop and is now tearooms. It may have been built very early in the 19C. In 1841 George Swan aged 40 was the tollkeeper and he lived in the house with his wife and 7 children.
Image: © Alverie Weighill
Taken: 30 Sep 2018
0.07 miles
