587:
42:
58:
413:
1363:
65:
217:
526:
has lived in the village since 1986 and has a workshop there. Many of his works are in the surrounding countryside, including a pinecone-shaped sculpture at
Stepends Farm made to celebrate the year 2000. Each year Penpont holds a week-long festival called the Penpont Gala, beginning in the first week
265:
852:
275:
257:
845:
1404:
446:
of
Penpont raised £680 toward the cost. Work started about 1774, but in 1776 the bridge collapsed. The bridge was completed in 1778 and strengthened in 1930–31. It is a
838:
283:
241:
1433:
57:
482:
and installed in 1920. It is a bronze statue of an infantryman, with his rifle pointing downwards, his hands resting on the butt and his head slightly bowed.
1428:
1423:
96:
1397:
203:
229:
1390:
1001:
740:
586:
648:
951:
901:
353:
301:
234:
1061:
971:
774:
191:
157:
316:
1066:
792:
41:
1214:
1124:
956:
911:
680:
139:
89:
1159:
881:
412:
727:
1262:
986:
981:
534:
499:
461:
1164:
1149:
1036:
861:
306:
246:
946:
656:
Transactions and
Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
505:
171:
121:
1194:
492:
1370:
1139:
865:
530:
479:
361:
129:
78:
976:
1362:
575:
552:
513:
389:
1006:
625:
607:
443:
21:
1189:
1154:
1101:
663:
454:
1199:
1011:
736:
706:
684:
565:
17:
1374:
1219:
523:
428:
377:
196:
707:"Penpont Village Penpont Church and churchyard (Category B Listed Building) (LB17267)"
830:
533:, generally credited with the invention of the pedal driven bicycle, was born and died in
472:
465:
447:
222:
886:
570:
1417:
1174:
873:
546:
457:
369:
357:
147:
778:
442:
on a two-arched stone bridge in
Penpont parish. It was built in the 1760s after the
1254:
1244:
1144:
1114:
891:
397:
105:
800:
1317:
1312:
1184:
1179:
1076:
1071:
961:
941:
906:
729:
Biographical Index of Former
Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
685:"Nith Bridge (A702 over River Nith) (Category A Listed Building) (LB17286)"
633:
469:
393:
373:
756:
1327:
1287:
1267:
1134:
1091:
991:
921:
591:
540:
439:
331:
318:
1332:
1282:
1277:
1224:
1209:
1204:
1119:
1026:
1021:
996:
936:
520:
509:
435:
181:
825:
1337:
1307:
1302:
1272:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1169:
1086:
1056:
1051:
1041:
1016:
931:
926:
896:
421:
365:
163:
1342:
1297:
1292:
1129:
916:
1322:
1109:
1081:
1031:
966:
585:
411:
401:
495:
834:
649:"The Celts (British and Gael) in Dumfriesshire and Galloway"
438:
passes through
Penpont. West of Thornhill it crosses the
388:
There are several archaeological sites nearby, including
1378:
404:
at
Capenoch Loch dating from the 2nd or 3rd century.
478:
Penpont's war memorial was made by
Glasgow sculptor
1253:
1100:
872:
274:
256:
240:
228:
216:
202:
190:
180:
170:
156:
138:
120:
104:
88:
34:
498:FZS (1877-1949) civil servant and ornithologist,
352:is a village about 2 miles (3 km) west of
1398:
846:
735:. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006.
8:
612:Cairnsmore of Carsphairn and the Scaur Hills
380:. It has a population of about 400 people.
1405:
1391:
853:
839:
831:
614:. South West Scotland Hill Walking Routes.
31:
599:
266:Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
255:
211:
179:
155:
87:
38:
1434:Dumfries and Galloway geography stubs
608:"Views around the top of Tynron Doon"
502:, lived at Capenoch House in Penpont.
273:
239:
227:
215:
201:
189:
169:
137:
119:
7:
1359:
1357:
464:building completed in 1867. It is a
368:. It is near the confluence of the
46:Crossroads at the centre of Penpont
1377:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
761:Andy Goldsworthy Digital Catalogue
14:
1429:Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
1424:Parishes in Dumfries and Galloway
1361:
549:owns a cottage near the village.
63:
56:
40:
705:Historic Environment Scotland.
376:rivers in the foothills of the
64:
516:is named, was born in Penpont.
1:
681:Historic Environment Scotland
537:, one mile south of Penpont.
29:Human settlement in Scotland
500:Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries
431:once spoken in the region.
427:means "bridge-head" in the
90:OS grid reference
1450:
1356:
793:"Famous People of Penpont"
757:"Andy Goldsworthy Archive"
647:Watson, William J (1925).
626:"Capenoch Loch (Cairn(s))"
466:Category B listed building
448:Category A listed building
390:Late Bronze Age hill forts
15:
292:
252:
212:
51:
39:
775:"Penpont Gala Week 2008"
543:Comedian and broadcaster
512:and explorer after whom
276:Scottish Parliament
16:Not to be confused with
1373:location article is a
630:The Modern Antiquarian
595:
493:Hugh Steuart Gladstone
417:
192:Postcode district
1371:Dumfries and Galloway
1140:Colvend and Southwick
866:Dumfries and Galloway
662:: 147. Archived from
589:
531:Kirkpatrick MacMillan
480:William Kellock Brown
415:
362:Dumfries and Galloway
140:Lieutenancy area
130:Dumfries and Galloway
79:Dumfries and Galloway
1195:Kirkpatrick Irongray
576:Kirkbride, Durisdeer
416:Penpont war memorial
172:Sovereign state
1007:Kirkpatrick-Fleming
803:on 23 November 2016
594:, completed in 1778
328: /
22:Penpont Manor House
1190:Kirkpatrick Durham
1102:Kirkcudbrightshire
781:on 20 August 2008.
669:on 31 August 2014.
596:
455:Church of Scotland
418:
258:UK Parliament
204:Dialling code
1386:
1385:
1351:
1350:
1012:Kirkpatrick-Juxta
977:Hutton and Corrie
566:Drumlanrig Castle
555:(poet) born 1955
514:Thomson's Gazelle
347:
346:
122:Council area
18:Penpont, Cornwall
1441:
1407:
1400:
1393:
1365:
1358:
855:
848:
841:
832:
826:Penpont Heritage
813:
812:
810:
808:
799:. Archived from
797:Penpont Heritage
789:
783:
782:
777:. Archived from
771:
765:
764:
753:
747:
746:
734:
724:
718:
717:
715:
713:
702:
696:
695:
693:
691:
677:
671:
670:
668:
658:. Third Series.
653:
644:
638:
637:
622:
616:
615:
604:
590:Bridge over the
524:Andy Goldsworthy
429:Cumbric language
378:Southern Uplands
343:
342:
340:
339:
338:
333:
332:55.232°N 3.815°W
329:
326:
325:
324:
321:
298:
166:
100:
99:
77:Location within
67:
66:
60:
44:
32:
1449:
1448:
1444:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1439:
1438:
1414:
1413:
1412:
1411:
1354:
1352:
1347:
1249:
1096:
868:
859:
822:
817:
816:
806:
804:
791:
790:
786:
773:
772:
768:
755:
754:
750:
743:
732:
726:
725:
721:
711:
709:
704:
703:
699:
689:
687:
679:
678:
674:
666:
651:
646:
645:
641:
624:
623:
619:
606:
605:
601:
584:
562:
508:(1858–95), the
488:
473:Communion table
410:
386:
336:
334:
330:
327:
322:
319:
317:
315:
314:
313:
296:
288:
270:
162:
152:
134:
116:
95:
94:
84:
83:
82:
81:
75:
74:
73:
72:
68:
47:
30:
25:
12:
11:
5:
1447:
1445:
1437:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1409:
1402:
1395:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1366:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1259:
1257:
1251:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1106:
1104:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
878:
876:
870:
869:
862:Civil parishes
860:
858:
857:
850:
843:
835:
829:
828:
821:
820:External links
818:
815:
814:
784:
766:
748:
742:0-902-198-84-X
741:
719:
697:
672:
639:
617:
598:
597:
583:
580:
579:
578:
573:
571:Tibbers Castle
568:
561:
558:
557:
556:
550:
544:
538:
528:
517:
506:Joseph Thomson
503:
487:
486:Notable people
484:
475:made in 1923.
462:Gothic Revival
409:
406:
385:
382:
345:
344:
337:55.232; -3.815
312:
311:
309:
304:
299:
297:List of places
293:
290:
289:
287:
286:
280:
278:
272:
271:
269:
268:
262:
260:
254:
253:
250:
249:
244:
238:
237:
232:
226:
225:
220:
214:
213:
210:
209:
206:
200:
199:
194:
188:
187:
184:
178:
177:
176:United Kingdom
174:
168:
167:
160:
154:
153:
151:
150:
144:
142:
136:
135:
133:
132:
126:
124:
118:
117:
115:
114:
110:
108:
102:
101:
92:
86:
85:
76:
70:
69:
62:
61:
55:
54:
53:
52:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
28:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1446:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1408:
1403:
1401:
1396:
1394:
1389:
1388:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1372:
1367:
1364:
1360:
1355:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1256:
1252:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1175:Kirkcudbright
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1099:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
879:
877:
875:
874:Dumfriesshire
871:
867:
863:
856:
851:
849:
844:
842:
837:
836:
833:
827:
824:
823:
819:
802:
798:
794:
788:
785:
780:
776:
770:
767:
762:
758:
752:
749:
744:
738:
731:
730:
723:
720:
708:
701:
698:
686:
682:
676:
673:
665:
661:
657:
650:
643:
640:
635:
631:
627:
621:
618:
613:
609:
603:
600:
593:
588:
581:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
563:
559:
554:
553:Hugh McMillan
551:
548:
547:Joanna Lumley
545:
542:
539:
536:
532:
529:
525:
522:
518:
515:
511:
507:
504:
501:
497:
494:
490:
489:
485:
483:
481:
476:
474:
471:
467:
463:
459:
458:parish church
456:
451:
449:
445:
441:
437:
432:
430:
426:
423:
414:
407:
405:
403:
399:
395:
391:
383:
381:
379:
375:
371:
370:Shinnel Water
367:
363:
359:
358:Dumfriesshire
355:
351:
341:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
295:
294:
291:
285:
284:Dumfriesshire
282:
281:
279:
277:
267:
264:
263:
261:
259:
251:
248:
245:
243:
236:
233:
231:
224:
221:
219:
207:
205:
198:
195:
193:
185:
183:
175:
173:
165:
161:
159:
149:
146:
145:
143:
141:
131:
128:
127:
125:
123:
112:
111:
109:
107:
103:
98:
93:
91:
80:
59:
50:
43:
33:
27:
23:
19:
1379:expanding it
1368:
1353:
1255:Wigtownshire
1145:Crossmichael
1115:Balmaclellan
1046:
892:Caerlaverock
805:. Retrieved
801:the original
796:
787:
779:the original
769:
760:
751:
728:
722:
710:. Retrieved
700:
688:. Retrieved
675:
664:the original
659:
655:
642:
629:
620:
611:
602:
477:
468:. It has an
452:
433:
424:
419:
398:Grennan Hill
387:
349:
348:
106:Civil parish
26:
1318:Portpatrick
1313:Penninghame
1185:Kirkmabreck
1180:Kirkgunzeon
1077:Tundergarth
1072:Torthorwald
1002:Kirkmichael
962:Half Morton
942:Eskdalemuir
907:Cummertrees
807:22 November
634:Julian Cope
470:Art Nouveau
400:and a long
394:Tynron Doon
384:Archaeology
374:Scaur Water
335: /
1418:Categories
1328:Stoneykirk
1288:Kirkmaiden
1268:Glasserton
1200:Lochrutton
1135:Carsphairn
1092:Westerkirk
992:Kirkconnel
922:Dryfesdale
887:Applegarth
592:River Nith
582:References
541:Leo Kearse
453:Penpont's
444:presbytery
440:River Nith
364:region of
320:55°13′55″N
1333:Stranraer
1283:Kirkinner
1278:Kirkcowan
1225:Terregles
1210:New Abbey
1205:Minnigaff
1120:Balmaghie
1027:Middlebie
1022:Lochmaben
997:Kirkmahoe
982:Johnstone
952:Glencairn
937:Durisdeer
902:Closeburn
510:geologist
436:A702 road
360:, in the
354:Thornhill
323:3°48′54″W
242:Ambulance
186:Thornhill
182:Post town
1338:Whithorn
1308:Old Luce
1303:New Luce
1273:Kirkcolm
1240:Twynholm
1235:Troqueer
1230:Tongland
1170:Kirkbean
1087:Wamphray
1062:St Mungo
1057:Sanquhar
1052:Ruthwell
1042:Mouswald
1017:Langholm
972:Holywood
932:Dunscore
927:Dumfries
897:Canonbie
560:See also
527:of July.
521:sculptor
366:Scotland
307:Scotland
247:Scottish
235:Scottish
223:Scotland
164:Scotland
148:Dumfries
1343:Wigtown
1298:Mochrum
1293:Leswalt
1220:Rerrick
1155:Girthon
1130:Buittle
1067:Tinwald
1047:Penpont
917:Dornock
712:2 April
690:2 April
425:Penpont
422:toponym
408:History
350:Penpont
158:Country
113:Penpont
71:Penpont
35:Penpont
1323:Sorbie
1215:Parton
1165:Kelton
1125:Borgue
1110:Anwoth
1082:Tynron
1037:Morton
1032:Moffat
967:Hoddom
957:Gretna
912:Dalton
739:
218:Police
97:NX8494
1369:This
1160:Kells
1150:Dalry
882:Annan
733:(PDF)
667:(PDF)
652:(PDF)
460:is a
402:cairn
208:01848
1375:stub
1263:Inch
987:Keir
947:Ewes
809:2016
737:ISBN
714:2019
692:2019
535:Keir
519:The
496:FRSE
491:Sir
434:The
420:The
396:and
372:and
230:Fire
1245:Urr
864:in
392:on
356:in
197:DG3
20:or
1420::
795:.
759:.
683:.
660:XI
654:.
632:.
628:.
610:.
450:.
302:UK
1406:e
1399:t
1392:v
1381:.
854:e
847:t
840:v
811:.
763:.
745:.
716:.
694:.
636:.
24:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
