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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dunino Den Alternative Name: Balkethly, Balkaithley, Dunino's Den
Country: Scotland County: Fife Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Kilrenny  Nearest Village: Belaybridge
Map Ref: NO540109
Latitude: 56.288308N  Longitude: 2.74468W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Dunino Den
Dunino Den submitted by hamish : On this picture you can see the monetary offerings. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Row / Alignment in Fife

Dunino Den is regarded as a Sacred Site, there are a lot of ancient things to be found including a well and a circle. Another feature is a Church (Kirk) with an interesting Kirk Yard.

This Neolithic/Bronze Age stone circle is recorded as Canmore ID 34487 which says that a Druidical temple is said to have stood in this vicinity, and three stones close to the west wall of the minster's garden wall seem to have been part of a circle. They add: "The stone circle which formerly existed near the church at Dunino has now been entirely destroyed, but what are believed to be portions of some of the original stones are built into the dyke on the north side of the roadway at the south-west of the churchyard about 100 yards east of its junction with the main throughfare to St Andrews."  

The Northern Antiquarian also features a page on this site - see their entry for Dunino, Fife which has a brief archaeology & history and local folklore, which says: "several of the stones within Dunino church have typical Masonic marks etched onto them and which, local folklore tells, identifies the standing stones that were once in the circle and which were then built into the church.  Also in the churchyard is a small carved upright stone, which local people visit and leave offerings upon."
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Dunino Den
Dunino Den submitted by hamish : This stone is in Dunino Kirk Yard. It has carvings on it but are difficult to see. Folk leave monetary offerings on the top. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Stop the St Andrews University Wind Farm by Anonymous on Thursday, 23 February 2012
Just letting you know that SIX x 100 metre wind turbines are planned for this area by Saint Andrews University.

As you will know, Fife was one of the seven kingdoms of the Picts during the first century CE. It was called "Fib", the name of one the sons of Cruithne who divided his kingdom north of the Forth among his seven sons. Dunino Den would have been a sacred grove.

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Re: Dunino Den by Sunny100 on Wednesday, 04 January 2012
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The 3 foot-high stone in the St Andrew's kirkyard has a thin cross carved onto its side and, what might be some faint pock marks. There used to be a sundial on the top of the stone but now coins are frequently left as an offering. The cross was probably carved in 800 AD.

This stone once formed part of a prehistoric stone circle - indeed there are some large stones built into the church porch and there used to be three standing stones in the vicar's garden. Other stones can still be found in a dyke to the south-west of the church. Dunino was where the Dark Age kings of Scotland were inaugurated.
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Re: Dunino Den by Anonymous on Wednesday, 21 October 2009
my name is stewart robertson i was born here and lived there until 1967 so im very interersted in the history i was present when the steps leading up to pulpit were openend up
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Re: Dunino Den by holliejones on Sunday, 02 July 2006
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When i go to Dunino Den i go with my dad and my little sister. I am a physic and i feel like there is magic in the air when i go to Dunino Den the air there has a warm and protected feel about it and i think you should go and you would feel that nice feel.
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    Re: Dunino Den by Anonymous on Sunday, 19 July 2009
    By Amie & Christitha Davies.
    02 July 2007

    Me and my little sister were playing at the forest next to the church, my dad was visiting an old friend here, we found a hole filled with water and stairs. when we walked down the stairs there was a pattering on the wall and my little sister wandered off, i walked round the corner and she was playing with a fairy, i thought it was one of her silly toys at first but when i walked over it was real, the fairies name was neema and she had lots of arms, she said she lived inside this rock, there was a little door wher she went in, a small rectangle in the stone, and we left her a braclet and hair band, she was very happy. i think this place is filled with magic.
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Re: Dunino Den by Anonymous on Tuesday, 09 August 2005
The top of this stone has been flattened-off and used as a sundial. The carvings on the faces appear to be simple crosses.

There are a number of other cross inscribed stones (sometimes refered to as Pictish Class 4) built into the open vestibule of the church, visible from the inside.

D-Angus.
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