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Balbirnie Stone Circle — Attraction in Scotland

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Balbirnie Stone Circle
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Balbirnie Stone Circle is an archaeological site, a stone circle on the north-eastern edge of Glenrothes, in Fife, Scotland. The site was in use from the late Neolithic period to the late second millennium BC.
Nearby attractions
Balfarg Henge
24 The Henge, Glenrothes KY7 6XU, United Kingdom
Nearby restaurants
The Grill @ The Orangery
Balbirnie Park, Markinch KY7 6NR, United Kingdom
Nearby hotels
Balbirnie House
Markinch, Glenrothes KY7 6NE, United Kingdom
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Balbirnie Stone Circle

3 Tofthill, Markinch, Glenrothes KY7 6NX, United Kingdom
4.3(39)
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Balbirnie Stone Circle is an archaeological site, a stone circle on the north-eastern edge of Glenrothes, in Fife, Scotland. The site was in use from the late Neolithic period to the late second millennium BC.

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attractions: Balfarg Henge, restaurants: The Grill @ The Orangery
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Nearby attractions of Balbirnie Stone Circle

Balfarg Henge

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Nearby restaurants of Balbirnie Stone Circle

The Grill @ The Orangery

The Grill @ The Orangery

The Grill @ The Orangery

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Francis PoldingFrancis Polding
Lovely, tactile piece of history. Just a shame that it's not in the original location, but I don't think it could be helped.
Mike DixonMike Dixon
An interesting ancient site... moved to accommodate a road! Beautiful parkland, golf and hotel. Great walks in the forest.
ghislaine headland-vannighislaine headland-vanni
Lovely little stone circle on the edge of a very pretty woodland walk. Highly recommended
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Lovely little stone circle on the edge of a very pretty woodland walk. Highly recommended
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5.0
5y

We walked here from the Balbirnie Caravan Clube site. There is a map in the main estate car park clearly showing the foot paths and stone circle. It is an easy, child friendly walk, past Balbirnie house and golf club to the edge of the estate. It is a small circle just at the edge of the road, behind some houses. There are information boards about the site and...

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4.0
4y

I loved the stone circle, although it is disappointing that it had been moved. Nevertheless, I felt moved by the sacredness of the place and thought the atmosphere had been preserved, although I missed knowing that it had been exactly aligned to the stars. There is no parking, but we found parking in the...

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3.0
4y

27/07/21; This was a nice place, an ancient stone circle, it was ashame that it had been moved from its original location.

(I 1st learnt about it, via Aubrey Burl's book, A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Britanny, Yale University,...

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