Auchtertool

Auchtertool is a smaa toun, fower mile wastlins o Kirkcaldy, in Fife, Scotland.

The modren Scots name comes frae the Gaelic uachdar meanin hieland an tuil meanin burn--effeirin tae the toun's steidin abuin the Tiel burn that nou rins juist southlins o Auchtertool Kirk. The toun wis umwhile kent as Milton o Auchtertool.

Auchtertool
Auchtertool is located in Fife
Auchtertool
Auchtertool
Location within Fife
Population635 
OS grid referenceNT21709071
Cooncil area
Lieutenancy area
KintraScotland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounKIRKCALDY
Postcode destrictKY2
Diallin code01592
PoliceScots
FireScots
AmbulanceScots
EU PairlamentScotland
UK Pairlament
  • Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
Scots Pairlament
  • Kirkcaldy
    Leet o places
    UK
    Scotland
56°06′10″N 3°15′37″W / 56.10279846°N 3.26037024°W / 56.10279846; -3.26037024 3°15′37″W / 56.10279846°N 3.26037024°W / 56.10279846; -3.26037024

History

Auchtertool 
Auchtertool in 1854

In 1127, whiles the bishopric o Dunkeld wis made, the lands o Auchtertool war propined tae the new bishop bi Dauvit I an war syne gart a subject o the Bishops o Dunkeld. The Kirk o Auchtertool wis gien ower tae St Columba tae bield frae skaith at first, but syne wis pit unner the bieldin o St Peter bi a Papal Bull o 1421. The day, St Peter is the patron saunt o Auchtertool.

Auchtertool haes sin lang syne aye been a smaa toun. A hunner year syne (i 1821), Auchtertool an Newbiggin o Auchtertool (ance a sindert clachan itsel) haed 596 indwallers thegither--naur even wi the nummer o indwallers the day.

In the Jacobite risin o 1715, 500 Hieland troops war hauden back in Auchtertool as reservists for a tuilzie wi Loyalists in Bruntisland. Menseless an course, the soldiers reived ilka house i the toun an chored guid an gear frae aabody.

Ane o the lest duels in Scotland wis focht in Auchtertool in 1822 atween Alexander Boswell, Laird Auchenleck an James Stuart o Dunearn, a local politician. Boswell wis killt efter Stuart ettelt tae miss an didnae.

The Auchtertool Distillery wis operate in the toun an made Lallan Scotch malt whisky frae 1845 til 1927. It wis thocht tae hiv stertit on the steidin o an umwhile browsterhouse foundit in 1650 . Frae 1927 til 1971 is wis a maltings an warehouse. Aa the biggins less ane brick-biggit office war dung doun in 1986.

Auchtertool House is a Category B leetit biggin biggit around 1830. The day, it is uised as a fantoush venue for waddins an siclike gaitherins.

The Toun the Day

A fairm in Auchtertool is kenspeckle for haein the maist water buffalo kye (400 heid) in aa Scotland.

In the lyrics tae the sang, "The Portree Kid" bi the Scots folk group The Corries, three o the gamblers that "the Kid" fechts wi are frae Auchtertool.

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