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Tynron Doon
55.2254° N, -3.8570° E
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Tynron Doon is a multivallate Iron Age hill fort outside the village of Tynron in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was occupied on and off from the 1st millennium BC until the 16th century, when an L-shaped tower house stood there. Tynron Doon lies at the southern end of the Scaur hills.
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Long-term occupation begins
1st millennium BCE
Beacon maintained by sheriffs
15th century
Tower house constructed
16th century
Hut circle dated
18th/19th century
Tower house demolished
1700–1750
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