1857
Windmill recorded near Sorn
Sorn Mill was recorded as a windmill site near Sorn in 1857.
Site overview
Sorn Mill was a former windmill site near Sorn in East Ayrshire. It is recorded at NS 548 264 and appears in Scottish windmill lists with an 1857 map reference. The available evidence supports identification as a windmill site, but does not establish the mill type, machinery, ownership sequence or final working date.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Sorn Mill was a former windmill site near Sorn in East Ayrshire. The site is recorded at NS 548 264 and appears in Scottish windmill lists with an 1857 map reference. The coordinate places it in the Sorn area rather than within a large urban settlement.
No secure construction date, mill type, working chronology, ownership sequence, machinery description, survival condition, or final working date has been established from the sources checked.
Timeline
Sources and records
Scottish Windmills list; Historic Ordnance Survey mapping