OS1/32/12/31
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Tavern | Railway Tavern | Thomas Kier Esq. Thomas Stark Esq. Mr Alexander Black |
030.03 | A Second Class Tavern, Situated on the 1st Storey of a two Storey house in Graham's Road. Affords tolerable Accommodation. Miss Simpson Proprietress Mr William Orr Occupant |
| Pest Graves | Site of Pest Graves | Thomas Kier Esq. Thomas Stark Esq Mr. John Black |
030.03 | "The plague which broke out in Scotland in 1645 raged with great violence at Falkirk. Those infected were confined to their houses by Command of the Kirk Session, and were not allowed to have any intercourse with their neighbours. The dead were interred in Graham's Muir, on the north side of the town, each grave being covered with a flat stone, & the whole were enclosed with a stone wall. The relics were removed about 50 years ago, by the then Occupier of the field," New Stat. Acc. [Statistical Account] of Scotland. This place is now known as the "Pest Graves", and has been pointed out by Mr Robert Galloway farmer who now occupies the field. there is nothing on the ground at the present time to indicate the site, but the place is well known by parties residing in the neighbourhood |
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