Balmullo

Balmullo

Balmullo (Gaelic: "Baile Mhullaich") is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 8 miles (10 km) from the town of St Andrews and near the villages of 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. [cite web | url=http://www.scottishbigcats.co.uk/concer.htm | title=Scottish Big Cats : Panther sighting in Balmullo, 9th March 2002 | publisher=Scottish Big Cats | accessdate=2006-01-03] Failed verification|date=August 2008

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. [cite web | url=http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/archive/fpbiographies/anderson.html | publisher=Madras College | title=Martin Anderson | accessdate=2007-01-03]

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. [cite web | url=http://www.fife.gov.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=89D5CF15-1594-4C78-BC7C61B2C04E1BF2 | publisher=Fife Council | title=Balmullo Primary School | accessdate=2007-01-03]

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
* Cupar rail station, 5.8 miles
* Dundee airport, 9.5 miles

References

External links

* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/SustainableDevelopment/7546 Balmullo Community Council]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=55.957554,-3.31123&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=19&sll=55.957552,-3.311243&sspn=0.001033,0.002511&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=19Balmullo] at Google Maps


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