Tynron is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland, lying in a hollow of the Shinnel Water, from Moniaive. At Tynron Doon there can be seen the ditches and ramparts of a Roman Iron Age hillfort. The name Tynron is probably from Cumbric 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 Villages in Dumfries and Galloway Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway