Stenhousemuir
Cist (Roman), Brooch (Bronze)(Roman), Spearhead (Iron)(Roman)
Site Name Stenhousemuir
Classification Cist (Roman), Brooch (Bronze)(Roman), Spearhead (Iron)(Roman)
Canmore ID 46933
Site Number NS88SE 34
NGR NS 870 823
NGR Description NS c. 870 823
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46933
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Larbert
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS88SE 34 870 823.
(NS 870 823) It is recorded that a short cist containing human bones was discovered in the sand-hills 1/4 mile S of Stenhousemuir. The site is probably that shown on the OS 6" map (1899 edition) as "Sand Pits", 1/4 mile W of Carron Grange.
A bronze spearhead and a bronze brooch are reported to have been found at Goschen Sandhills, in the same vicinity. They have since been lost.
RCAHMS 1963
Note (1978)
Stenhousemuir NS c. 870 823 NS88SE 34
The discovery of a short cist has been reported from this area.
RCAHMS 1978
(RCAHMS 1963, pp.25, 63, No. 23)
Note (3 September 2019)
A better record is preserved in Mungo Buchanan's notebooks (see F Hunter 2001, 114-7). The spear (iron) is not illustrated; the brooch is a Roman trumpet brooch.
Information from Dr F Hunter (NMS), 3 September 2019
