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Laurieston, Swinedyke Plantation
Village (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Laurieston, Swinedyke Plantation
Classification Village (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 47869
Site Number NS97NW 1
NGR NS 912 797
NGR Description NS c. 912 797
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47869
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Falkirk
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS97NW 1 912 797.
Horsley notes a village called Swine's Dike, and Crawford remarks that its name is preserved in Swinedyke Plantation, at this spot.
J Horsley 1732; OS 6" map annotated by O G S Crawford, 1937.
Field Visit (July 1977)
Swinedyke Plantation NS913 798 NS97NW 1
Possible site of deserted village recorded in the last stages of decay in 1732.
RCAHMS 1978, visited July 1977
