 A milestone stood near the small shop at the junction of the road leading up to the primary school.The entire parish of Dreghorn belonged in the 12th century to the De Morvilles, Lord High Constables of Scotland, from whom it passed in 1196 to Roland, Lord of Galloway.The name Kirkland is marked on Timothy Pont's map of 1604 and on Armstrong's map of 1775, showing its antiquity.