What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkcaldy, Oriel Road as Cist(s) (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (bronze Age), Bead (jet)(bronze Age), Bead (jet)(bronze Age), Beaker (pottery)(bronze Age), Button(s) (bronze Age), Dagger(s) (horn)(bronze Age), Flake (flint)(bronze Age), Pin (bronze)(bronze Age), Sheath (leather)(br. The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cist burial; dates to approximately 2000–800 BCE. The site is significant for its associated grave goods, including jet beads and a beaker, indicating ritual practices and social status in early Scottish prehistory.
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Places near here
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Kirkcaldy Museum and Art GalleryMuseum · 403 yd
Kirkcaldy, Bennochy Road, Kirkcaldy Museum, Art Gallery and Public LibraryArt Gallery (20th Century), Library (20th Century), Museum (20th Century) · 416 yd
Kirkcaldy War Memorial GardensMemorial · 444 yd
Sir Sandford Fleming PlaqueMemorial · 480 yd
Kirkcaldy Old KirkVisitor information · 964 yd
Beveridge Park OrchardVisitor information · 1014 yd
Boglily BraesWood · 1737 yd
Potmeal PlantationWood · 1.1 mi
Pathhead SandsBeach / strand · 1.2 mi