Balmullo

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Balmullo
  • Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mhullaich
  • Scots: Bawmullo
Balmullo is located in Fife
Balmullo
Balmullo
Location within Fife
Population1,098 [1] (2001 census)
est. 2,480[2] (2006)
OS grid referenceNO427210
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSt Andrews
Postcode districtKY16
Dialling code01334
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°22′42″N 2°55′43″W / 56.378393°N 2.928686°W / 56.378393; -2.928686Coordinates: 56°22′42″N 2°55′43″W / 56.378393°N 2.928686°W / 56.378393; -2.928686

Balmullo (Gaelic: Baile Mhullaich) is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 7 miles (11 km) from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. Army base Leuchars Station is also nearby.

History[]

The name Balmullo derives from Celtic bāile "village" with mullaich "top". The village name was recorded as Beilmullhoh in 1282.

Now largely a dormitory settlement, it was once a weaving village. Balmullo was the home of the picture postcard cartoonist Martin Anderson ('Cynicus') whose red sandstone Cynicus Castle was demolished in 1939, seven years after his death.[3]

Balmullo today[]

Balmullo benefits from a Spar grocery store which also doubles as a Post Office. Balmullo also has a pub; The Balmullo Inn public house.

The Balmullo Primary School is located in the heart the village.[4] A village newsletter is also published online.[5]

In 2002, the village appeared in news articles after a big cat was allegedly spotted nearby.[6]

Industry[]

Balmullo quarry

The quarry at Balmullo extracts orange-pink felsite (red pathway chippings), and lies to the west of the village. Minerals found here include azurite, baryte, malachite, metatorbernite, and pseudomalachite.

Transport[]

Nearby travel links are:

References[]

  1. ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Balmullo Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Martin Anderson". Madras College. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Balmullo Primary School". Fife Council. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  5. ^ "The Balmullo Newsletter". Balmullo Community Council. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Scottish Big Cats : Panther sighting in Balmullo, 9th March 2002". Scottish Big Cats. Archived from the original on 23 October 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2006.

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