Coordinates: 56°22′42″N 2°55′43″W / 56.378393°N 2.928686°W
| Balmullo | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mhullaich | |
| Scots: Bawmullo | |
 Balmullo
Balmullo shown within Fife |
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| Population | 1,098 [1] (2001 census) est. 1,480[2] (2006) |
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| OS grid reference | NO427210 |
| Council area | Fife |
| Lieutenancy area | Fife |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | St Andrews |
| Postcode district | KY16 |
| Dialling code | 01334 |
| Police | Fife |
| Fire | Fife |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | North East Fife |
| Scottish Parliament | North East Fife |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
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. Royal Air Force base RAF Leuchars is also nearby.
In 2002, the town appeared in news articles after a black panther was allegedly spotted nearby.[3][not in citation given]
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History
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.[4]
Balmullo derives from Celtic bāile "village" with an unknown second element. The village name was recorded as Beilmullhoh in 1282.
Balmullo today
Balmullo benefits from a Spar grocery store which also doubles as a Post Office. It also has a unisex hairdressers, a beauty parlour, and the pleasant Balmullo Inn public house.
The Balmullo Primary School is located in the heart the village.[5] A village newsletter is also published online.[6]
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 is located on the edge of the village. Formerly owned by HW Melville and Sons.
Transport
Nearby travel links are:
- Leuchars rail station, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) 1.6 miles
- Cupar rail station, 5.8 miles (9.3 km) 5.8 miles
- Dundee airport, 10 miles (16 km) 9.5 miles
References
- ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Balmullo Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=balmullo&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data
- ^ "Scottish Big Cats : Panther sighting in Balmullo, 9th March 2002". Scottish Big Cats. http://www.scottishbigcats.co.uk/concer.htm. Retrieved 2006-01-03.
- ^ "Martin Anderson". Madras College. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20061017145956/http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/archive/fpbiographies/anderson.html. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ "Balmullo Primary School". Fife Council. http://www.fife.gov.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=89D5CF15-1594-4C78-BC7C61B2C04E1BF2. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ "The Balmullo Newsletter". Balmullo Community Council. http://www.issuu.com/balmullo. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
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