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INTRODUCTION : THE EARLY IRON AGE
The Bronze Age monuments listed below are plotted on the distribution map (Fig. 3).
The following standing stones are, however, omitted as they are either probably or certainly
not of prehistoric origin: Randolphfield (No. 49), Doghillock (Nos. 50 and 51), "Wallace's
Stone" (No. 52), Glen Ellrig (Nos. 53 and 54), Broadgate (No. 55), Craigmore Cottage
(No. 57), Balgair Muir (No. 59) and Ingliston (No. 62).

Cairn, Cuparlaw Wood (No. 2)
Cairn, Sheriffmuir Road (No. 3)
Cairn, Hill of Airthrey (No. 6)
Cairn, King's Yett (No. 8)
Cairn, Craigengelt (No. 9)
Cairn, West Carlestoun (No. 10)
Cairn, Blochairn i (No. 11)
Cairn, Blochairn ii (No. 11)
Cairn, Blochairn iii (No. 11)
Cairn, Blochairn iv (No. 11)
Cairn, Blochairn v (No. 11)
Barrow, Blochairn vi (No. 11)
Cairn, Cairnhall (No. 14)
Cairn, Todholes (No. 15)
Cairn, approximate site, Kirkland (No. 22)
Cairn, approximate site, Law (No. 30)
Cairn, approximate site, Ballagan (No. 33)
Cairn, approximate site, Queenzieburn (No. 37)
Cairn, approximate site, "Fairy Knowe",
Kippen (No. 41)
Mound, Sheriffmuir Road 1 (No. 4)
Mound, Sheriffmuir Road 2 (No. 5)
Mound, Touch (No. 7)
Mound, Meikle Caldon (No. 13)
Cist, site, Bridge of Allan (No. 16)
Cist, site, Airthrey (No. 17)
Cists, sites, Cambusbarron (No. 18)
Cist, site, Denny Bridge (No. 20)
Cist, site, Woodgate (No. 21)
Cist, site, Stenhousemuir (No. 23)
Cist, site, Camelon 1 (No. 24)
Cist, site, Camelon 2 (No. 25)
Cists, sites, Avonbank (No. 26)
Cist, site, Castle Hill (No. 27)
Cist, site, Manuelhaughs (No. 28)
Cist, site, Glenorchard House (No. 31)
Cist, site, Broadgate (No. 34)
Cists, sites, Waterhead (No. 39)
Cist, site, Mains of Buchlyvie (No. 40)
Cists, sites, Middleton (No. 63)
Standing stone, Sheriffmuir Road (No. 46)
Standing stone. Airthrey Castle West (No. 47)
Standing stone, Airthrey Castle East (No. 48)
Standing stone, Strathblane parish graveyard (No. 56)
Standing stones, Dumgoyach (No. 58)
Standing stone, Knockraich (No. 60)
Standing stones, Waterhead (No. 61)
Standing stones, sites, Middleton (No. 63)

4. THE EARLY IRON AGE

INTRODUCTORY
In Stirlingshire the number of monuments known or presumed to have been constructed
during the Early Iron Age is small. An interesting feature of their distribution (Fig. 4) is
the absence of structures or relics from the habitable areas of the western half of the county,
only one example of such remains (No. 79) having been located in the whole of Strathblane,
lower Strathendrick, and the not inhospitable land lying between the latter and the upper and
middle reaches of the River Forth. ¹ Such penetration as was effected by Early Iron Age people

1 Guthrie Smith refers (Strathendrick, 269) to a "circular fort" near Gartclach, but this has not been found.

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