As part of Walking the Marches, the Birlaw men would use picks and shovels to turn over a sod of grass at points on the Burgh boundary, at one time there were march stones which were a more permanent marker.
The march stones were supplied by those who became burgesses, and in 1723, all of the stones were numbered, so that a count could be kept. These stones started disappearing in the 17th Century and by the 19th century none remained.
As part of the revival of Walking the Marches, it was decided to re-introduce the March stones. Although none remained, an early description of these stones meant there was a fairly accurate representation of what they would look like.
Through the generosity of Historic Scotland, who gifted the stone and through the cooperation of both Iain Walker and Steve Townsend from the Building Crafts Development Team based in Stirling at Forth Valley College Campus, where Historic Scotland’s apprentices are trained, a new stone was cut by them.
Find out more about the new March Stones
