Balmullo
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| Balmullo | |
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| Scots: | Bawmullo |
| Location | |
| OS grid reference: | NO425205 |
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| Administration | |
| Council area: | Fife |
| Constituent country: | Scotland |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Police force: | Fife Constabulary |
| Lieutenancy area: | Fife |
| Former county: | Fife |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | KIRKALDY |
| Postal district: | KY16 |
| Dialling code: | 01334 |
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| European Parliament: | Scotland |
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Balmullo is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 8 miles (10 km) from the Royal Burgh of St Andrews and near the villages of Guardbridge and Dairsie.
It enjoys proximity to the RAF base in Leuchars.
In 2002, the town appeared in news articles after a black panther was spotted nearby.
Nearby travel links are :-
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. A prominent red sandstone quarry, which is a source of red pathway chippings, lies to the west.
[edit] Place-name meaning
Balmullo derives from Celtic bāile "village" with an unknown second element. The village name was recorded as Beilmullhoh in 1282.
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