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The village boasts a rather unusual parish church, now called Dreghorn and Springside Parish Church (Formerly Dreghorn and , South Devon is another example of this rare church design. Other places of worship are few, the only other existing church being the Ebenezer Hall (Brethren) situated next to the village's Primary School. The Congregational Church is now gone and the second Church of Scotland building (Perceton and Dreghorn Parish Church) was shipped brick by brick to Japan! During recent housing expansion, a large prehistoric site was discovered behind the current main street, suggesting that there has been a settlement in Dreghorn for at least 5000 years {Link without Title} making it the oldest continuously inhabited village in Britain. Dreghorn's historical main industries were farming and coal mining. All of the coal mines around Dreghorn were closed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Dreghorn is still surrounded on two sides by farm land. The new communities of Broomlands and Bourtreehill cover the sites of mines. Dreghorn has a strong community spirit and with its proximity to larger towns such as Irvine, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, it is a popular location for young families to travel to work from. Maid Morvilles Mound was located to the left of the bridge over the Irvine, commemorating the tragic drowning of a member of this family who were the overlords of the baillie of Cunninghame. It was destroyed by the earthworks of the expressway. A 'Maid Morville' street still exists to commemorate the event. REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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