No. Kirkconnel Lea is on the Springkell estate, on the fringes of the village of Eaglesfield, in the parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming. Rene Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "mary" <campsie@tcsn.net> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 6:02 AM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Location Help needed! > Would the Ayrshire one be where "Helen lies on Fair Kirkconnel Lea"? The > song by Robert Burns? > > Maisie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JJardcinc@aol.com> > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Location Help needed! > > >> >> Janet, >> >> The Kirkconnel (the village) you are looking for is about 5 miles west of >> Sanquhar on the A76 road to New Cumnock. This is not the Kirkconnel/I in >> Urr >> or near Auchenreoch . Other Listers will have more information on the >> church >> and graveyard there. >> >> Using _www.streetmap.co.uk_ (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/) and typing >> Kirkconnel as the GB placename, the URL is: >> >> _http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=273303&y=612209&z=3&sv=kirkconnel&st= >> 3&tl=Kirkconnel,+Dumfries+&+Galloway+[Town]&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap. >> srf_ >> (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=273303&y=612209&z=3&sv=kirkconnel&st=3&tl=Kirkconnel,+Dumfries+&+Galloway+[Town]&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=ne >> wmap.srf) >> >> You should also check out the Statisitcal Accounts of Scotland website >> at: >> >> _http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk_ (http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/) >> for >> descriptions as of 1791-99 and 1845. >> >> Also see Sandy's tours at: >> >> _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dfsgal/_ >> (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dfsgal/) for churches and graveyards. >> >> Have fun! >> >> Yours aye, >> >> John Jardine >> Cincinnati, Ohio USA >> D&G FHS Member #1918 >> >> Alba mo dhuthaich gu deireadh mo la! >> (Scotland my homeland forever!) >> >> JARDINE/JARDEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Annan, Applegarth, Wamphray, >> Torthorwald, Collin, Racks, Cummertrees, Powfoot, Mouswald, Kirkmichael, >> Templand; >> GREEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; RAE in Dumfries, >> Maxwelltown, >> Kirkcudbright; MOFFAT in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; McMILLAN in Dumfries, >> Kirkcudbright, Irongray; HALLIDAY in Irongray; BRODIE in Dumfries, >> Maxwelltown; >> DICKSON in Mouswald; HOPE in Annan; JOHNSTON(E) in Applegarth, >> Kirkpatrick-Juxta; >> PORTEOUS in Applegarth; RICHARDSON in Applegarth >> >> >> >> ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> If your line involves the surname GRAHAM why not join >> CLAN-GRAHAM-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> >> > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > ******************************************************************** > To UNSUBSCRIBE > send a message to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com (for mail > mode) or DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) with > only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. NO subject, NO signature. > ************************************************************************ >