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Human settlement in Scotland

Dornock

Dornock

Key facts

instance ofvillage
countryUnited Kingdom
located in the administrative territorial entityDumfries and Galloway
All data from the card 13
OS grid reference
NY231660
Council area
Dumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy area
Dumfriesshire
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
ANNAN
Postcode district
DG12
Dialling code
01461
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Scottish Parliament
Dumfriesshire

Dornock is a small Scottish village in Dumfries and Galloway, situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Eastriggs and 2 miles (3 km) east of Annan. Dornock is built on land which is 10 to 20 metres (33 to 66 ft) 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. Watson suggests that the [k] in the current pronunciation may imply a Cumbric rather than Gaelic origin.

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?)

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