Dreghorn, Ayrshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Dreghorn. You may be able to find further references to Dreghorn in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Dreghorn parish and village with railway station Bartholomew
Dreghorn a village and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Dreghorn.

Place Type of entry Source
Bankhead village Bartholomew
Crossroads school Bartholomew
Cunninghamhead seat and railway station Bartholomew
Cuuninghamhead a mansion Groome
Overton village Bartholomew
Overton a village Groome
Perceton seat Bartholomew
Perceton an estate, with a mansion Groome
Southhook village Bartholomew
Springside Colliery village Bartholomew
Warwickhill House a mansion Groome
Warwickhill House seat Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Perceton 0 2
Irvine 10 4
Fullarton 0 2
Dundonald 0 2
Crosshouse 0 2
Kilmaurs 1 2
Cunninghame 0 2
Kilwinning 0 2
Symington 0 2
Kilmarnock 5 4
Riccarton 0 2
Troon 0 2
Ardeer 0 2
Craigie 0 2
Stevenston 0 2
Crookedholm 0 2
Stewarton 0 2
Hurlford 0 2
Monkton 0 3
Blair 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Dreghorn. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
DREGHORN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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