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  Archaeology of Scotland : gazeteer: balfarg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Balfarg is a henge monument dating to the 3rd or 2nd Millennium BC.
Enclosed within a large bank and ditch 60m across, the interior of the monument was accessed by a causewayed entrance to the west.
Later still, the burial of a young person was interred under a large stone slab near the middle of the henge.
www.arcl.ed.ac.uk /aos1nu/glossaries/gazeteer/ln_balfarg.htm   (110 words)

  
 Balfarg flowers - Flower delivery in Balfarg by local florists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Barclay Family History in brief
He married Mary Stark in Falkland in 1791, and they went on to have a total of 10 children, 9 of whom I have traced successfully, in Leslie then moving to Markinch.
Balfarg is an area of Glenrothes nowadays and the farm is long gone.
Their son David was born 22 April 1796 at Pitcairn, and married Margaret Ford c 1818 in Markinch.
www.brand-dd.com /barchist.html   (777 words)

  
 Balfarg Riding School (Enclosure) | The Modern Antiquarian | Balfarg Riding School (Enclosure)
Balfarg Riding School (Enclosure) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK and Ireland's most popular megalithic community website.
Situated between the Balfarg henge and the Balbirnie stone circle, this reconstructed site comprises a sub-rectangular ring of posts with an inner "avenue" of thicker posts.
These monuments went out of use around 3200bce and a henge (earlier than the main henge at Balfarg) was built around the area which now houses the reconstructed mortuary enclosure.
www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/6638   (674 words)

  
 Neolithic Scotland: Balfarg Henge
Balfarg Henge is situated on the north side of Glenrothes in Fife.
It seems probable that both monuments were constructed at about the same time but Balbirnie appears to have been in use after activity had ceased at Balfarg.
The henge at Balfarg was constructed over a long period of time and this may reflect a change in the use of the site.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/history_scotland/64576   (482 words)

  
 Grooved Ware - TheBestLinks.com - Archaeologist, British Isles, Neolithic, Orkney, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The latter has led some archaeologists to argue that the style is a skeuomorph and is derived from wicker basketry.
Grooved ware pots excavated at Balfarg in Fife have been chemically analysed to determine their contents.
It appears that some of the vessels there may have been used to hold fl henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) which is a poison but also a powerful hallucinogen.
www.thebestlinks.com /Grooved_Ware.html   (316 words)

  
 Southern Cross Healthcare's Balfarg, Glenrothes, Fife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Balfarg is a modern and specially designed Care Centre in a peaceful area of the town of Glenrothes, providing nursing, residential and respite care for elderly people with physical frailty and dementia and confusion.
For those with special needs, we provide wheelchair access to all areas, assisted baths and other special amenities to make everything as safe, easy and convenient as possible.
We arrange regular visits from hairstylists and other professionals such as opticians when needed and, as with all Southern Cross Homes, you are welcome to keep your own doctor and dentist, where convenient.
www.schealthcare.co.uk /home_details.php?home=180&region=homesscot   (259 words)

  
 Balfarg, Fife web site. Balfarg places to eat, Balfarg hotels and Balfarg accommodation, Balfarg guide on the portal ...
Balfarg places to eat, Balfarg hotels and Balfarg accommodation, Balfarg guide on the portal for UK towns, villages and cities and the cities.Balfarg leisure and business
Balfarg on the portal for towns, villages and cities in the UK and Eire.
Photographs of UK and Eire places, including photos of Balfarg, can be found on Photos365, the digital photography and digital camera web site.
www.thesite.co.uk /placesdetail.asp?cboPlaces=35591   (338 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Balfarg project provides support to people with mental health problems, learning difficulties and physical disabilities; allowing them to live in their own homes as assured tenants with the same rights and responsibilities as general tenants.
The project is based on the 'core and cluster' model with staff based at 'The Core House' seven days a week.
Referrals to the Balfarg Project are made through Fife Council Social Work Department Commissioning Team.
www.kingdomhousing.org.uk /Balfarg.htm   (325 words)

  
 Articles - Henge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In some cases, the construction of the bank and ditch was a stage that followed other activity on the site.
Balfarg, North Mains and Cairnpapple earlier cremations and deliberate smashing of pottery predate the enclosure.
Henges are concentrated in southern England although they are also found all over the British Isles and Orkney is sometimes suggested as the original provenance of the monument type.
www.fanice.com /articles/Henge   (1423 words)

  
 lettingsearch Property to Rent in Balfarg renting property in Balfarg Property Rentals in Balfarg rent property in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We have complete property listings - These contain detailed information about the available properties to rent in Balfarg and it's surrounding area, all of which have been added and regularly updated by the letting agents in and around Balfarg.
Welcome to Balfarg a national directory of houses and property to rent, collecting rental data from local letting agents.
Using Balfarg letting will help you find acommodation in your area.
www.lettingsearch.co.uk /fife/property_rent_balfarg.php   (417 words)

  
 Scores Hotel - Balfarg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Please Note: Scores Hotel is 16.1 miles from Balfarg as the crow flies.
Details for Scores Hotel near Balfarg are shown below together with a contact address for Scores Hotel.
If you are interested in booking a hotel room at Scores Hotel near Balfarg please click here or call +44 (0)870 143 9070.
www.findhotelrooms.co.uk /hotels-2/scores-hotel/5980/balfarg/1393/16.1   (61 words)

  
 About Glenrothes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It boasts a number of luscious parks (the two main parks being Riverside and Balbirnie), plenty of open space, 2 golf courses, a craft centre, a network of cycle routes, a massive indoor shopping centre and some impressive historical stately homes.
There are also ancient stone circles located at Balbirnie Park and Balfarg.
Scattered throughout the town is a large number of beautiful and unique Urban Art forms (around 132 in total) - many of which were created by town artists employed by the former Glenrothes Development Corporation.
www.glenrothesonline.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /aboutme.htm   (803 words)

  
 UpMyStreet - What’s the local area like?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg, this is your starting point.
Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg and get in touch with your political reps.
Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg measure up to other parts of the country.
www.upmystreet.com /local/l/Cadham,+Pitcoudie+and+Balfarg.html   (286 words)

  
 Fife's Mysterious Sites
Balfarg Henge and Bilbirnie Stone circle now sit in the midst of a housing estate separated by the A92, which runs through the site.
Although not the most atmospheric of locations the site is worth a visit, it must have been an important ceremonial site during the Neolithic period.
Map ref: Balfarg: NO281 032 Bilbirnie: NO 285 029
www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /scotland/fife/fife1.html   (220 words)

  
 Balfarg Fife UK ( UKVillages.co.uk ) Local Attractions - What to do, Places to Visit, Venues
Balfarg Fife UK (UKVillages.co.uk) Local Attractions - What to do, Places to Visit, Venues
This is your area guide to parks, walks, museums, entertainment, theatres, gardens, visitor centres, attractions, days out and much more.
This is not a definitive list, if you have a suggestion please click here to tell us about it.
www.ukvillages.co.uk /ukvillages.nsf/b?open&ref=ukvillages.D3D067B937B5BF0580256C11005C52F4&s=Venuelist3&vmiles=30&channel=venues&text=golf   (63 words)

  
 Press Release - Scottish Homes announces £8.8 million investment in Fife (8th May 2001)
We are also involved in a number of major, multi-agency regeneration projects such as the Fife Area Regeneration Initiative, which aims to improve housing conditions and quality of life for people in Abbeyview in Dunfermline, Dysart, Buckhaven and Methil, and Lochgelly.”
Last year, Scottish Homes funded an extension to the project’s “core house” which means that it can now be used and enjoyed by the wider Balfarg community.
The agency also plans to use £10,000 of “wider action” funding to support a proposal by Kingdom Housing Association and the Dunfermline Building Society to tackle financial exclusion, by providing a savings and loan scheme for the association’s tenants and sharing owners.
www.scot-homes.gov.uk /news/press764.html   (602 words)

  
 Find Vacancies for Jobs and Agencies in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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www.point4ukjobs.co.uk /html/towns/fife-balfarg.html   (133 words)

  
 Antiquity : The use of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.) as a hallucinogen at Neolithic `ritual' sites: a re-evaluation. @ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The discovery of the pollen and seeds of fl henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.) in residues adhering to Grooved Ware pottery sherds from a Neolithic ceremonial/ritual site at Balfarg, Fife (Moffat 1993) has had important implications for our understanding of the function and use of these sites.
This discovery has been used in support of theories that hallucinogens were part of ritual activity during the Neolithic period (Sherratt 1991; 1996; 1997: 278).
The significance of the discovery at Balfarg was sufficient to prompt re-examination of the residues, commissioned by Historic Scotland, in an attempt
static.highbeam.com /a/antiquity/march012000/theuseofhenbanehyoscyamusnigerlasahallucinogenatne   (262 words)

  
 The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Balfarg Henge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Balfarg, Fife at NO 281032 From Cosmic Balfarg is a henge which was excavated when a housing estate was built round it in the 1970's.
There are only two standing stones but post holes found inside the henge have been marked with a set of wooden posts.
www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?sid=11   (594 words)

  
 Wedding Services in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Car, Home, Life and Pet Insurance in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Solicitors in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Find Roofers in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Job Vacancies in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Find Garages in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Find Accountants in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Point4 Hotels - Find a UK Hotel in Balfarg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Stone age axe found in Lomonds :: Paganality.com :: (yes, it's magik :)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
There's a crop growing in the field at the present time, but when it's ploughed we may find further evidence."
It's long been known that the area that became Glenrothes was inhabited by people in ancient times, and the Balfarg and Balbirnie stone circles are regarded as nationally important monuments.
But the axehead is thought to pre-date even those.
www.paganality.com /print.php?sid=1802   (287 words)

  
 Carpets, Laminate Floors and Wood Floors in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Florists in Balfarg UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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