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Glencraig

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Glencraig is a very small former mining village in Scotland, situated in the Benarty area of Fife, between Crosshill and Lochgelly. The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s.There are two memorial notice boards in the vicinity of the village. One is dedicated to the colliery and the other to the village.

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N 56.1406 ° E -3.3197 °
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B920 3
KY5 8AA
Scotland, United Kingdom
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