Bo'ness, South Street
Cist (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Bo'ness, South Street
Classification Cist (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Bo'ness, 54 South Street, Former Union Bank Site
Canmore ID 48132
Site Number NS98SE 12
NGR NS 9988 8163
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Falkirk
- Parish Bo'ness And Carriden
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County West Lothian
NS98SE 12 9988 8163.
A stone coffin (cist) containing a quantity of human bones, has been found (1901) in a drain at the rear of the Union Bank, Bo'ness. It is supposed that the bones are those of an adult and two children. A similar discovery was made several years ago in the upper part of the town. (The latter may refer to NS98SE 3).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1901.
NS 9988 8163. The Union Bank was at the premises that are now 54 South Street (Information from Mr Manson, Union Bank Manager, retired, Carn Mor, Grahamsdyke Road, Bo'ness).
Visited by OS (B S) 6 March 1974.
Note (1978)
Union Bank, Bo’ness NS 998 816 NS98SE 12
Cist containing human bones found at the rear of 54 South Street; the remains were probably those of an adult and two children.
RCAHMS 1978
Characterisation
This site falls within the Bo'ness Town Centre Area of Townscape Character (NS98SE 201), which was defined as part of the RCAHMS Urban Survey Programme 2013. Text relating to the historical development and topography, and present character of the Bo'ness Town Centre Area of Townscape Character can be viewed at site NS98SE 201.
Information from RCAHMS (LK), January 2014