Balmullo

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Balmullo
Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mhullaich
Scots: Bawmullo
Balmullo shown within Scotland
Population	1,085^[1]
OS grid reference	NO425205
Council area	Fife
Lieutenancy area	Fife
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIRKCALDY
Postcode district	KY16
Dialling code	01334
Police	Fife
Fire	Fife
Ambulance	Scottish
European Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	North East Fife
Scottish Parliament	North East Fife
List of places: UK • Scotland

Coordinates: 56°22′24″N 2°55′57″W / 56.37329, -2.93253

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.

It enjoys proximity to the Royal Air Force base RAF Leuchars.

In 2002, the town appeared in news articles after a black panther was spotted nearby.^[2]

1 History
2 Balmullo today
3 Industry
4 Transport
5 External links
6 References

[edit] 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.^[3]

Balmullo derives from Celtic bāile "village" with an unknown second element. The village name was recorded as Beilmullhoh in 1282.

[edit] Balmullo today

Balmullo benefits from a Spar grocery store, which also doubles as a Post Office. It also has a unisex hairdressers and beauty parlour, and the pleasant Balmullo Inn public house.

The Balmullo Primary School is located in the heart the village.^[4]

LONDIS closed at midday on Sunday 27th April 2008. It reopened at 6.30am on Wednesday 7th May 2008 as the SPAR, having undergone a refurbishment.

[edit] 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.

Balmullo Farm is located on the edge of the village. Formerly owned by HW Melville and Sons.