Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Sorn, modern parish, aka Dalgain
Grid reference
NS 550 267 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
255000 626700
Latitude
55.51248949345566
Longitude
-4.296540707993186
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn (1.03 miles)
St Cuthbert's Holm, Catrine, Sorn (1.14 miles)
Catrine, settlement, Sorn (1.36 miles)
Auchinleck, parish (3.23 miles)
Mauchline, parish (3.3 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the modern parish kirk, the building erected 1656 and rebuilt 1826. Sorn/Dalgain was part of Mauchline parish until the seventeenth century. According to OSA, the parish was originally called Dalgain.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Mauchline, parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Catrine, settlement, Sorn
Contains St Cuthbert's Holm, Catrine, Sorn
Contains St Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn
Parish details
Sorn/Dalgairn was part of the parish of Mauchline until the seventeenth century.
Parish TLA
SRN
County
Ayrshire
Parish notes
Not in Cowan 1967.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Dalgain
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dalgain
Place
Sorn, modern parish, aka Dalgain
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sorn
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Sorn
Place
Sorn, modern parish, aka Dalgain
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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