OS grid reference NO427210 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district KY16 Dialling code 01334 | Local time Wednesday 10:17 AM Council area Fife | |
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Population 1,098 (2001 census)est. 1,480 (2006) Weather 6°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Balmullo, St Andrews, UK
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.
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. A village newsletter is also published online.
In 2002, the village appeared in news articles after a big cat was allegedly spotted nearby.
Industry
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.
Balmullo Farm, owned by HW Melville and Sons, is located on the edge of the village.
Transport
Nearby travel links are: