Auchtertool

Auchtertool
Main Street, Auchtertool
Auchtertool is located in Fife
Auchtertool
Auchtertool
Location within Fife
Population635 [1]
OS grid referenceNT207902
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKirkcaldy
Postcode districtKY2
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°06′10″N 3°15′28″W / 56.1028°N 3.2577°W / 56.1028; -3.2577

Auchtertool (/ɒxtərˈtʊl/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Uachdar Tuil) is a small village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn (from Gaelic tuil meaning torrent).[2][3] The Tiel Burn flows a few hundred yards south of the kirk and village, which was formerly known as Milton of Auchtertool.[2][3] The parish belonged to the diocese of Dunkeld, having been given to Bishop Gregory by King David I in the twelfth century. Soon after, the church was given to the priory of Inchcolm.

  1. ^ "statistics.gov.scot | Auchtertool". statistics.gov.scot.
  2. ^ a b Taylor, Simon (2007).The Place Names of Fife, Shaun Tyas, Donington, Lincs.
  3. ^ a b "Fife Place-name Data :: Auchtertool". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.