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Kirkconnel old church and graveyard is a scheduled monument located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland, situated 520 metres west-north-west of Springkell. The site occupies ground underlain by the Yoredale Group, a sequence of limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstones formed during the Bashkirian period of the Carboniferous era. This geological foundation provided local building stone for the church structure and surrounding ecclesiastical complex.
The monument comprises the remains of the medieval church and its associated graveyard, typical of rural parish churches in the Scottish Borders region. Such establishments served as focal points for Christian worship and burial practice across centuries, their longevity often reflected in successive building phases and extensive graveyards containing multiple generations of parishioners.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11988, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The combination of architectural remains and burial deposits makes the monument valuable for understanding settlement patterns, religious practice and social organisation in medieval and post-medieval Dumfriesshire.
Kirkconnel old church and graveyard, 520m WNW of Springkell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11988. View the official record →
Kirkconnel old church and graveyard is a scheduled monument located in Dumfriesshire, south-west Scotland, situated 520 metres west-north-west of Springkell. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11988.
Kirkconnel old church and graveyard, 520m WNW of Springkell is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM11988.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Broats, enclosure 250m N of (6.1 km), Calvertsholm Cottages, cairn 315m WNW of (6.9 km), Calvertsholm, settlement 110m N of (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kirkconnel old church and graveyard, 520m WNW of Springkell's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kirkconnel old church and graveyard, 520m WNW of Springkell stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.