Sorn, East Ayrshire
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Sorn is a small village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated on the River Ayr. It has a population of roughly 350. Its neighbouring village is Catrine. Sorn Castle lies just outside the village.
Sorn from the air
1950s council housing in Sorn; the brown building in the centre rear with the cream tower is the primary school
Catrine and Sorn from the air
Alexander Peden
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Alexander Peden, also known as "Prophet Peden", was one of the leading figures in the Covenanter movement in Scotland.
Sorn, East Ayrshire
…George William Balfour (1823–1903), physician Alexander Peden (1626-1686) - preacher Sir John Rankine FRSE (1846–1922) - legal author…
Peden's cloth mask and wig displayed in the Museum of Scotland
The Bass Rock, East Lothian. Peden endured upwards of five years from 26 June 1673 to 9 October 1678 closely shut up in that "desolate sea-girt Rock".
Alexander Peden Memorial inscription, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
The Marriage of the Covenanter, by Alexander Johnston (1815–1891). Alexander Peden conducted the marriage of John Brown to Isabel Weir at Priesthill in Muirkirk parish in 1682