New Cumnock, Castlehill, Old Church and Churchyard

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records New Cumnock, Castlehill, Old Church and Churchyard as Burial Ground (17th Century), Church (17th Century), Churchyard (17th Century), Covenanters Grave(s) (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The site of New Cumnock, Castlehill, is historically associated with the Covenanters, a group of 17th-century Scottish Presbyterians who resisted royal attempts to impose Anglican practices. The presence of Covenanter graves in the old churchyard marks it as a significant site of religious and political resistance during the turbulent period of Scottish history.