SMR 179 / NS 929 794
A possible shell midden was identified by Derek Sloan. It was first suggested by a shell sample and a photograph in Falkirk Museum. An oyster shell said to be from this midden was dated by radiocarbon to 5130 BC.
No oyster shells were found immediately to the west at the Klondyke Garden Centre when the car park was extended in this direction in the early 21st century.
Bibliography
| 1985 | Discovery & Excavation in Scotland, P.6 “This shell midden, first suggested by a shell sample and unreferenced photograph in the archive of Falkirk Museum, was identified at the above point. A radiocarbon date of 5130 +_60 BC (GU-1884) was obtained by courtesy of SDD (AM). CECA.” |
Falkirk Local History Society 