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Balfarg Henge Image © fitzcoraldo Nearest Town: Glenrothes (2km SSW) OS Ref (GB):     NO281031 / Sheet: 59 Latitude: 56° 12' 53.9" N Longitude:     3° 9' 33.93" W Images (15) Fieldnotes (2) Links (2) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Balfarg Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Multimap 1:25000 Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Balfarg Riding School (0.41km ENE) (3 posts) Balbirnie (0.45km E) (20 posts) Law Head (2.82km ESE) (0 posts) East Lomond (4.81km WNW) (1 post) Strathendry (5.33km WSW) (5 posts) Earlseat (6.83km ESE) (10 posts) Bogleys (8.21km SSE) (16 posts) Wemyss Caves - The Court Cave (8.67km ESE) (7 posts) West Lomond Hill (9.06km W) (3 posts) Balgrummo (9.37km E) (7 posts) Collessie (10.15km N) (3 posts) Lundin Links (12.36km E) (30 posts) Orwell (13.21km W) (7 posts) Norrie's Law (13.43km ENE) (7 posts) Benarty (14.4km WSW) (1 post) Macduff's Cross (14.6km NW) (7 posts) Glassmount (15.25km SSW) (6 posts) Castle Law (Abernethy) (15.61km WNW) (1 post) Abernethy Den (15.95km WNW) (10 posts) Binn (17.05km SSW) (16 posts) Norman's Law (17.24km N) (7 posts) Creich Manse (18.27km N) (12 posts) West Blair (18.67km W) (5 posts) Abbots Deuglie (18.86km W) (1 post) Grey Stane (19.1km NW) (5 posts) Hawk Stane (19.68km NW) (8 posts) St Madoes Stone Row (19.73km NW) (6 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - The Famous Bein Inn (Pub: 16 km WNW) Glenfarg Hotel (Hotel: 16.4 km WNW)

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I like this site. Although it was only excavated in 1977 there is continuity here. Not only has the henge been restored but it is also once again the focus for a community. A well kept estate has been built around the henge and manages not to encroach upon it. The space is here, which is surely what a henge is meant to do.....create a space that is different from it's surrounding. The sacred landscape is long gone but the sacred space remains. The people of Glenrothes are fortunate enough to have two beautiful sacred sites, Balfag and Balbirnie. Check the lovely modern megalithic roundabout on the way in from the A92. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by fitzcoraldo 16th February 2003ce Edited 16th February 2003ce

I visited this site (and Balbirnie) with a friend, last autumn at dusk, just as the lamp-posts which surround the henge were switched on. The houses have taken most of the horizon and most of the everything from this site - the street has been built so close to the edge of the henge. Defying all are the remaining stones. The complex and very ancient nature of this site is now hard to appreciate as is any kind of feeling. Glenrothes has not been good to it's ancient heritage and what happened here should make us vigilant. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by winterjc 16th November 2001ce

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PSAS 111 Very long excavation report but contains discusion of position of stone circle. usual plans and photographs. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by greywether 5th December 2003ce

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Posted by winterjc 11th June 2002ce