Auchtertool
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Location within Fife | |
Population | 635 [1] |
OS grid reference | NT21709071 |
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Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | KIRKCALDY |
Postcode destrict | KY2 |
Diallin code | 01592 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[3]
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.[4]
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[3].
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.[5]
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[6] . Frae 1927 til 1971 is wis a maltings an warehouse. Aa the biggins less ane brick-biggit office war dung doun in 1986.[7]
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.[8][9]
A fairm in Auchtertool is kenspeckle for haein the maist water buffalo kye (400 heid) in aa Scotland.[10]
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.[11]