Dornock

For the cathedral town in Sutherland, see Dornoch.

Dornock

Parish church

Dornock is a small Scottish village in Dumfries and Galloway, situated about one mile west of Eastriggs and two miles east of Annan. Dornock is built on land which is 10 to 20 metres above sea level. Dornock Burn runs east of the village and the railway between Annan and Gretna is north of the village. The mud and sand banks of the Solway Firth are less than one mile away to the south.

The name Dornock is either from Cumbric durn + -ǭg or Gaelic dòrnach, meaning 'place of handstones (fist-sized stones)', i.e. stones used as projectiles, or perhaps as cobbles.^[1] Watson suggests that the [k] in the current pronunciation may imply a Cumbric rather than Gaelic origin.^[2]

History

It is famous for the Battle of Dornock during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

Proposed station at Eastriggs

Eastriggs railway station

References

↑ James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence (PDF). Volume 2: Guide to the Elements. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-11.
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Watson, W. J. (1926). The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland. Edinburgh and London. pp. 182–183, 488. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21.
- See also the remarks in Watson, William J. (1925). "The Celts (British and Gael) in Dumfriesshire and Galloway" (PDF). Transactions and Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Third Series. XI: 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-31.

Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (number 85)
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (number 323) - 1:25,000 scale (2.5 inches to 1 mile)

Stapleton Tower house. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/67010/details/stapleton+tower/

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Civil parishes in Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfriesshire	Annan Applegarth Caerlaverock Canonbie Closeburn Cummertrees Dalton Dornock Dryfesdale Dumfries Dunscore Durisdeer Eskdalemuir Ewes Glencairn Gretna Half Morton Hoddom Holywood Hutton and Corrie Johnstone Keir Kirkconnel Kirkmahoe Kirkmichael Kirkpatrick-Fleming Kirkpatrick-Juxta Langholm Lochmaben Middlebie Moffat Morton Mouswald Penpont Ruthwell Sanquhar St Mungo Tinwald Torthorwald Tundergarth Tynron Wamphray Westerkirk

Kirkcudbrightshire	Anwoth Balmaclellan Balmaghie Borgue Buittle Carsphairn Colvend and Southwick Crossmichael Dalry Girthon Kells Kelton Kirkbean Kirkcudbright Kirkgunzeon Kirkmabreck Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkpatrick Irongray Lochrutton Minnigaff New Abbey Parton Rerrick Terregles Tongland Troqueer Twynholm Urr

Wigtownshire	Inch Glasserton Kirkcolm Kirkcowan Kirkinner Kirkmaiden Leswalt Mochrum New Luce Old Luce Penninghame Portpatrick Sorbie Stoneykirk Stranraer Whithorn Wigtown

Coordinates: 54°58′59″N 3°12′07″W / 54.983°N 3.202°W / 54.983; -3.202

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