Booneck
Barrow (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Booneck
Classification Barrow (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Castlecary
Canmore ID 45853
Site Number NS77NE 46
NGR NS 790 783
NGR Description NS c. 790 783
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45853
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Falkirk
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
Note (1978)
Booneck NS c. 790 783 NS77NE
A 'round tumulus consisting of earth and stone' was recorded at this location in 1732. Horsley however sees it as standing 'just on the wall' and suggests that it was an ‘exploratory mount’ rather than a barrow.
RCAHMS 1978
(Horsley 1732, 171, and 'A map of the Roman wall in Scotland from Crowy-hill to Falkirk', map following p. 175)
