Sites and Monument Record: Carmuirs Roman Cist (SMR 137)
Description
In 1975 part of a cist was found in the face of a gravel quarry. It was aligned WNW-ESE and measured 1.6m by 0.8m and 0.5m deep. Four sandstone slabs formed the sides of a box, with probably four covering slabs. It contained two inhumations with their heads to the ESE. These were extended and lay side by side, accompanied by two spearheads, a possible belt fitting, a shield boss and a sword. One individual was aged
approximately 16 years, and the second was over 20 years.
Due to the proximity of the Roman fort at Camelon these have been interpreted as Roman, but in view of warrior burials at Alloa and elsewhere, it is possible that they represent local aristocrats of the subsequent Iron Age.
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