Dornock Explained

Official Name:Dornock
Country:Scotland
Unitary Scotland:Dumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy Scotland:Dumfriesshire
Coordinates:54.983°N -3.202°W
Static Image:Entering Dornock from the east - geograph.org.uk - 1065010.jpg
Static Image Caption:Dornock
Os Grid Reference:NY231660
Post Town:ANNAN
Postcode District:DG12
Postcode Area:DG
Dial Code:01461
Constituency Westminster:Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Dumfriesshire

Dornock is a small Scottish village in Dumfries and Galloway, situated about west of Eastriggs and 2miles east of Annan. Dornock is built on land which is 10to 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.

Etymology

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.

A Solway Parish: A History of Dornock A. Alex. Blaylock (1997?)

Proposed station at Eastriggs

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: James, Alan G.. The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence. 2014. 160. 2: Guide to the Elements. 2014-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911083046/http://www.spns.org.uk/bliton/BLITON2014ii_elements.pdf.
  2. Book: Watson, W. J.. The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland. 1926. Edinburgh and London. 182–183, 488. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821230319/http://www.spns.org.uk/watsdg.html. 2014-08-21.
    • See also the remarks in The Celts (British and Gael) in Dumfriesshire and Galloway . Watson . William J. . 1925 . Transactions and Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society . 147 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140831051704/http://www.dgnhas.org.uk/transonline/SerIII-Vol11.pdf . 2014-08-31 . Third Series . XI . dead .