| Mid-15th
century* |
Odo Hannay, earliest recorded owner, takes
possession of the Sorbie land. |
| 1485 |
Latest year by which possession of Sorbie
could have passed to Odo's son*
Ethe. The date of Odo's death is unknown. |
| 1503 |
Robert Hannay dies*.
His son Patrick inherits the Sorbie land, but as he is
still a minor, it is administered by his uncle Alexander
Hannay. |
| 1532 |
Alexander Hannay purchases the family
property at Kirkdale from Duncan Murray of Whithorn.
[Alexander thus becomes the ancestor of the family
branch known as the Hannays of Kirkdale, from which the
present-day chief descends.] |
| 1543 |
Patrick murdered. The Sorbie
property passes to Patrick's son Alexander Ahanna (not
to be confused with Patrick's uncle Alexander Hannay,
presumably for whom the child was named) |
| 1550-1575 |
Present tower constructed, probably by
Alexander Ahanna. The structure was referred to in
the middle ages as "The Place of Sorbie." |
| 1748 |
Tower abandoned. |
| 1965 |
Tower and surrounding grounds given to the
Clan Trust by Mrs. Jean Cummings. |
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*
Asterisks indicate a likelihood -- but not a certainty --
of the dates or family relationships, as historical
records for the time indicated are unclear. |