This
graveyard is variously named as Kirkconnel, Springkell or Kirkconnel Lea.
The latter name became popular from the ballad about the tragic
death of 'Fair Helen'
For the purposes of this website I have used the popular
Kirkconnel Lea name. |
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This simple memorial is located on
the path
along the Kirtle Water leading to the graveyard. |
An information board giving more details
of this
tragic story is located in the graveyard. |
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This modern burial enclosure is the burial
place for the Johnson Ferguson's of Springkell
The ruined church within the graveyard was the burial place of
the Maxwell's of Springkell |
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| The ruined church within the graveyard was
the burial place of the Maxwell's of Springkell |
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