Balmullo

Balmullo
Balmullo
Balmullo shown within Fife
Population

1,098 [1] (2001 census)

est. 2,480[2] (2006)
OS grid reference NO427210
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town St Andrews
Postcode district KY16
Dialling code 01334
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

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. 2001-04-29. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Martin Anderson". Madras College. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Balmullo Primary School". Fife Council. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  5. ↑ "The Balmullo Newsletter". Balmullo Community Council. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  6. ↑ "Scottish Big Cats : Panther sighting in Balmullo, 9th March 2002". Scottish Big Cats. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 2006-01-03.


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