Auchtertool

Auchtertool is a small village in , Scotland. It is 4 miles west of . The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn.
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  • Type: Village with 635 residents
  • Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Uachdar Tuil”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hallyards Castle and Auchtertool Parish Church.

Ruins
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, located to the north-west of the village of Auchtertool, is reputed to have been a hunting seat of Malcolm Canmore. With the establishment of the Roman Church, Halyards became the local residence of the Bishops of Dunkeld; it remained so until the first lay proprietor took possession in 1539.

Church
Photo: Stewart Glasson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lake
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small loch in , lying approximately 1.5 km to the south east of the town of which itself is named after the loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochgelly and Cardenden.

Town
Photo: AllyD, Public domain.
is a town in , . It is located between and to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from by the village of . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Auchtertool.

Town
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is a town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of , . It is approximately four miles northwest of . is situated 3 miles north of Auchtertool.

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is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in in central Scotland, with a population of 6300 in 2022. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.

Auchtertool

Latitude
56.10221° or 56° 6′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.25782° or 3° 15′ 28″ west
Population
635
Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)
Open location code
9C8R4P2R+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29342607
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2656797
Wiki­data ID
Q758625
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Auchtertool” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Auchtertool”
  • Breton: “Uachdar Tuil”
  • Chinese: “奥克特托尔”
  • Cornish: “Uachdar Tuil”
  • French: “Auchtertool”
  • German: “Auchtertool (Schottland)”
  • German: “Auchtertool”
  • Irish: “Uachdar Tuil”
  • Italian: “Auchtertool”
  • Manx: “Uachdar Tuil”
  • Scots: “Auchtertool”
  • Scots: “Auchtertuil”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Uachdar Tuil”
  • Urdu: “اوخٹرٹول”
  • Welsh: “Uachdar Tuil”
  • “Auchtertool”
  • “Auchtertool - Uachdar Tuil”
  • “Uachdar Tuil”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include King George’s Field and Auchtertool Village Hall.

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