Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and gravestones in old churchyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Kirkconnel, Dumfries and Galloway, Britain, United Kingdom. The site has been a place of worship and ritual for centuries, with records dating back to at least 1191. In the medieval period, it served as an independent parsonage under the patronage of the Carlyles of Torthorwald and was a part of the See of Glasgow. The churchyard originally served the medieval village of Kirkconnel, which has since completely disappeared from the landscape. Today, the only physical remnant of this lost village is a heavily weathered medieval stone cross, locally known as Fair Helen's Cross, standing in a field just north of the graveyard wall. Following the Scottish Reformation, changes in ecclesiastical administration led to the parish of Kirkconnel being formally merged with neighbouring Kirkpatrick Fleming in 1609. With the congregations combined, the old church fell out of regular use and was completely abandoned by the later part of the 17th century. In 1725, the roofless, rubble built remnants of the church nave were structurally altered and repurposed by the Maxwells of Springkell to serve as their private family mausoleum. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
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