Tour Scotland Summer 4K travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, from Earlsferry on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Kilconquhar, East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. In the 18th century this Scottish village was noted as a weaving centre. The industry faded in the late 19th century. . The church is situated on high ground in the centre of the village, overlooking Kilconquhar loch to the South. It has an unusually tall tower for such a small parish. Kilconquhar was a seat of the Culdee Church and the first mention appears in 1177 along with a chapel. During the 12th century the Culdee Church lost ground to the Roman Catholic and Episcopalian Church. In 1200 Duncan Earl of Fife bestowed the revenues of the church and parish to the Cistercian Nunnery in North Berwick. The Church was consecrated in 1243 by Bishop de Bernham and in 1499 records show that Patrick Dunbar, Laird of Kilconquhar, set up an altar to Our Lady of Piti’ in the church. By 1818 the old Church was in need of repair and enlargement so it was decided to build a new church big enough to accommodate 900. The plan of the church being built at the time at Cockpen in the parish of Dalkeith was adopted and was not to cost more than £2500. The new church is a cruciform design with a clock and bell tower at the west end and was opened on 12th August 1821. The spacious churchyard surrounding the church is still in use. The church is built from coursed sandstone and consists of a central cell with north and south transepts and a west tower with a built in porch. It is roofed in Scottish slate. James Drummond was minister here from 1681 to 1699, he was a seventeenth century Scottish covenanting field preacher. He was imprisoned on Bass Rock for around nine months. At the time of his incarceration his occupation was listed as chaplain to Margaret, Marchioness of Argyll. Drummond was first jailed in the tolbooth in Edinburgh in 1674, after he was arrested and imprisoned for preaching house and field conventicles. He stayed in prison a short time because he confessed and assured the committee that he would not continue. He was given a conditional discharge on 21 July 1674. After the Glorious Revolution, Drummond began preaching in Kilconquhar, Fife towards the end of March 1691. On 25 June 1691 he was called to be the minister there, and continued until his death on 29 September 1699. William Milligan was minister of the parish from 1850 to 1860 and his son George Milligan was born here in 1860. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
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