Auchtermuchty

Auchtermuchty
Auchtermuchty is located in Fife
Auchtermuchty
Auchtermuchty
Location within Fife
Population2,093 [1] (2011 census)
OS grid referenceNO235115
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCUPAR
Postcode districtKY14
Dialling code01337
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°17′23″N 3°14′15″W / 56.289754°N 3.237450°W / 56.289754; -3.237450
Auchtermuchty war memorial in the old market square (by Reginald Fairlie)
The former hotel in Auchtermuchty was a roadside coaching inn c.1750
The southern part of old Auchtermuchty

Auchtermuchty (/ˌɔːxtərˈmʌxti/ listenⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Uachdar Mucadaidh, 'upland of the pigs/boar')[2][3] is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is beside Pitlour Hill and 9 miles (14 km) north of Glenrothes.

  1. ^ "Census Data Explorer | Scotland's Census". www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "Gaelic Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF). 2003.
  3. ^ "Auchtermuchty". Fife Place-name Data. Retrieved 22 May 2020.