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Benarty is the name which is informally and commonly used to refer to the ex-mining towns of Ballingry and Lochore and the villages of Crosshill, Lochcraig and Glencraig. [1] The area is situated north of Lochgelly, Fife. The name comes from Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, [2] a prominent local landmark, at 356m high.

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References

  1. "Bygone Benarty Home Page" . Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  2. "Fife Place-name Data :: Benarty". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.

Coordinates: 56°09′37″N3°19′27″W / 56.16028°N 3.32417°W / 56.16028; -3.32417