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Latitude: 56.2667 / 56°15'59"N
Longitude: -3.1037 / 3°6'13"W
OS Eastings: 331736
OS Northings: 708789
OS Grid: NO317087
Mapcode National: GBR 2C.94PQ
Mapcode Global: WH6R3.9R98
Entry Name: Balmalcolm Farm, henge 240m NW of
Scheduled Date: 15 May 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6835
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge
Location: Kettle
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Howe of Fife and Tay Coast
Traditional County: Fife
The monument comprises a henge, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs. Henges are prehistoric ceremonial enclosures, dating from the Neolithic period.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 40m OD. It comprises a circular enclosure some 30m in internal diameter, within a ditch about 4m wide. It has a broad entrance on the E.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains of the henge and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 70m as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric ritual practices. It may be expected to contain archaeological material relating to its construction and use.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 30 NW 77.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1983) F/12770 NO30NW77.
RCAHMS (1993) C10933 NO30NW77, 127.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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