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Main Street, MAUCHLINE, KA5 6JB

This shows the geographical location of Sorn from the south-east. The village over the course of time has expanded over the floodplain of the R.Ayr to the steep slopes marking the edge of a former floodplain. The generally flat feature above the village,backed by the gentle slopes rising up to Blindburn Farm in the photograph, is called a river terrace.

Small residential development of private houses of differing styles dating from the latter part of the 20th century. The thickly wooded slopes of the Ayr valley around Sorn are due to the planning and land management skills of a Dowager Duchess who on her marriage came to live in Sorn Castle. On arriving in the area from her father's estate in southern England, she found the valley barren,treeless and uninspiring and set out to plant trees and hedges and so provide shelter and improve the scenery of the area.

There is a bridge over the Ayr here as well as a cafe. However as I was not a local and that they close at 15:00 they declined to serve me at all at 14:50. Pointing out the time and that others were being served provoked a pretty startling reaction - cornered! The shop's fine btw.

Closed, not sure if that was temporary or not.

Not really new, Sorn New Bridge was built in 1871 replacing a ford at Coalford. The attractive 2 arch bridge carries the B713 from Sorn to Catrine across the River Ayr. It is a Category B listed building. https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200347562-sorn-new-bridge-sorn#.WZx9ojGWw5s

An area of council housing adjacent to the junction of the B743 to Muirkirk with the B713 to Catrine over the Glenlogan road bridge. The photograph was taken from a new path network, which here skirts along the edge of the steep slope behind Sorn village and which links up with other paths giving public access to walks through some of the surrounding estate lands.