SMR 124 / NS 980 770
Two possible long cists were discovered in 1840 at the West end of the Avon Viaduct, 0.25 mile NE of Manuelhaugh farmhouse. One of these is noted as from ‘Brakes’.
Bibliography
| Bailey, G.B. | 1996 | ‘The Graveyards of the Falkirk District: Part I,’ Calatria 9, 1-34. p.5, 30 |
| McFarlan, J. | 1843 | New Statistical Account of the Parish of Muiravonside: “The quantity of stone-coffins found at Linlithgow Bridge, Castle Hill, Sight Hill, and Brakes, on the flanks and in the rear of these defences, leaves no doubt that the place was one of carnage.” |
| RCAHMS | 1963 | Stirlingshire: An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments. “Cist Manuelhaughs (Site). The Ordnance Survey 6-inch map records the discovery in 1840 of a cist at the W. end of the Avon Viaduct, a quarter of a mile NE. of Manuelhaughs farmhouse. [p.64, no.28] “Cist, Brakes (Site). The New Statistical Account records the discovery of a cist at Brakes in Muiravonside parish. This place-name has disappeared and the site cannot now be identified.” [p.64, no.29] |
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