Balmullo
| Balmullo Gaelic: Baile Mhullaich | |
| Fife | |
|---|---|
 Main Street, Balmullo | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO427210 |
| Location: | 56°22’42"N, 2°55’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,098 (2001) |
| Post town: | St Andrews |
| Postcode: | KY16 |
| Dialling code: | 01334 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fife |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Fife |
Balmullo is a village in Fife, seven ,miles from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. The Army base known as 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 commuter village, Balmullo, it was once a weaving village. It 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 has a local store with post office, and a pub; The Balmullo Inn. The Balmullo Primary School is located in the heart the village.
In 2002, the village appeared in news articles after a big cat was allegedly spotted nearby.
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.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Balmullo) |