Piper's Grave Cists

The three Piper's Grave Cists are stone boxes from the Bronze Age , which were largely destroyed in the 18th century west of Ednam north of Kelso not far from Eden Water, a tributary of the Tweed in the Scottish Borders in Scotland .

The stone boxes were found in a small hill north of Stichill Road, according to Ednam. Most of the flat stone slabs have been removed. Only a 25 cm thick slab of local sandstone measuring 2.15 m long by 1.3 m wide remained standing upright at the top of the hill known as Piper's Tomb .

One box contained an urn , which makes it likely that the boxes were from the Bronze Age .

See also

• List of stone boxes

Web links

• Description and map
• Entry on Piper's Grave Cists  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database

Coordinates: 55 ° 37 '45.6 "  N , 2 ° 25' 53.9"  W.