Auchtertool

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Auchtertool is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar meaning top or heights above the Tiel burn (from Gaelic tuil meaning torrent).

King James V visited nearby Halyards Palace after his defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss on his return to Falkland Palace. The King died shortly afer.

Alexander Boswell was mortally wounded in a duel in Auchtertool in 1822. He died in nearby Balmuto House. The duel was one of the last known in Scotland.

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