Balbirnie stone circle (original site)
Balbirnie stone circle (original site) is an archaeological site in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Balbirnie stone circle (original site) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Balfarg Riding School enclosure, as well as near Balbirnie Stone Circle (modern).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balfarg and Pitcairn House.
Balfarg
Stone
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. Balfarg is situated 1,000 feet west of Balbirnie stone circle (original site).
Pitcairn House
Manor estate
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pitcairn House is a ruined 17th century laird's house, located in the modern Collydean residential area of Glenrothes, in Fife, Scotland. Pitcairn House was not, as is sometimes reported, built by the Picts, a people whose culture disappeared from Scotland around the 10th century. Pitcairn House is situated 1 mile west of Balbirnie stone circle (original site).
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch
Church
Photo: John Honeyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Drostan’s Parish Church, Markinch is situated 1 mile southeast of Balbirnie stone circle (original site).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Markinch and Glenrothes.
Markinch
Town
Photo: Mcwesty, Public domain.
Markinch is both a village and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530.
Glenrothes
Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.
Glenrothes is a large town in Fife, with a population in 2016 of 38,510. It's a post-War "New Town" with uninspiring architecture and not normally a town people visit.
Star
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Star, also known as Star of Markinch ), is a small village in Fife, Scotland. The name of Star derives from the causeway over the Star Moss, a raised bog to the northwest of the village which drains out to land to the north of the village. Star is situated 2 miles east of Balbirnie stone circle (original site).
Balbirnie stone circle (original site)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.21464° or 56° 12′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.15426° or 3° 9′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C8R6R7W+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4458882016OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balfarg Riding School enclosure and Balbirnie Stone Circle.
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