Penton Linns

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Penton Linns is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, straddling Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria. It is the only Site of Special Scientific Interest in the county. The nearest railway station is Gretna Green, about 14.4 km to the south-west. For more of the same, Kershope Bridge and Mollen Woods are close by.

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