Sorbie Old Kirk

Sorbie Old Kirk was built around 1750, likely designed by James Douglas, and restored in 1826. It is a T-plan church with a long single bay on the north side that features a four-window elevation, which includes a private family gallery for the Earl of Galloway. The structure is complete to the wallhead but has no roof. It is constructed of rubble with granite margins and squared rubble quoins.

On the southeast elevation, there are four regular round-arched windows with raised granite margins and bold keystones. The west gable has a chamfered door at ground level and a square-headed window or gallery door above. The east gable features a low door at ground level, with polished cream sandstone margins surrounding a large opening, likely a door to the gallery, which may be part of the 1826 repairs and improvements. This gable is heavily covered in ivy.

The north jamb has a squared granite doorway at ground level, above which is a boldly detailed egg and dart moulded panel that is now blind. Above this, there is a bracketed chimney stack flanked by scrolls, all crafted in polished red sandstone. The execution of these details suggests John Douglas as the architect, as similar bold decoration is found at Galloway House, designed for the Earl of Galloway in 1745 by Douglas. Inside, sockets for gallery floor joists are visible, and there is a polished red sandstone chimneypiece in the north jamb.

The churchyard is surrounded by a rubble wall and contains many notable 18th and 19th-century gravestones. To the west of the church, there is a rectangular-plan classical mausoleum for the Stewart family, which is also likely designed by Douglas. This mausoleum is rubble-built with polished red sandstone smooth rusticated quoins, featuring a round-arched door to the south with a rusticated surround and alternating bold voussoirs. Above the door is a moulded red sandstone panel displaying the Stewart Arms, dated ANNO 17–. The mausoleum includes an eaves cornice and a blocking course, with gatepiers topped by ball finials.