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Balfarg
56.2150° N, -3.1593° E
About
Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. With the development of Glenrothes new town in the latter half of the 20th Century an adjacent residential area was developed around the complex carrying the same name.
Historical Timeline
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Pit burial with beaker
c. 1900 BC
Mercer excavations
1977–1978
Barclay & Russell-White excavations
1983–1985
Grooved ware in postholes
c. 2900 BC
Archaeological Features
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Astronomical and Timekeeping Structures
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