Auchtermuchty
Auchtermuchty is a historic market town and royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. It is beside Pitlour Hill, and is approximately 23 miles north of Edinburgh, 49 miles northeast of Glasgow, and 9 miles north of Glenrothes. It had a population of 2,042 in 2022.Places of Interest
Highlights include Myres Castle.
Myres Castle
Hotel
Myres Castle is a Scottish castle situated in Fife near the village of Auchtermuchty. Its history is interleaved with that of nearby Falkland Palace with present-day castle construction dating to 1530.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathmiglo and Falkland.
Strathmiglo
Village
Strathmiglo is a village and parish in the north east of Fife, Scotland on the River Eden. It lies on the old A91 road from Milnathort to Cupar and St. Strathmiglo is situated 1½ miles southwest of Auchtermuchty.
Falkland
Village
Falkland is a village, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, at the foot of the Lomond Hills. According to the 2022 census it has a population of 1,041. Falkland is situated 3 miles south of Auchtermuchty.
Collessie
Village
Collessie is a village and parish of Fife, Scotland. The village is set on a small hillock centred on a historic church. Due to rerouting of roads, it now lies north of the A91. Collessie is situated 3 miles east of Auchtermuchty.
Auchtermuchty
- Type: Town with 2,090 residents
- Description: town in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Categories: small burgh and locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.29209° or 56° 17′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.23283° or 3° 13′ 58″ west
Population
2,090
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB AMU
Open location code
9C8R7QR8+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Auchtermuchty” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Auchtermuchty”
- Afrikaans: “Uachdar Mucadaidh”
- Asturian: “Auchtermuchty”
- Basque: “Auchtermuchty”
- Bulgarian: “Аучтермучтй”
- Cebuano: “Auchtermuchty”
- Chinese: “奥赫特穆赫蒂”
- Chinese: “奥赫特马赫蒂”
- Chinese: “奧赫特馬赫蒂”
- Dutch: “Auchtermuchty”
- French: “Auchtermuchty”
- German: “Auchtermuchty”
- German: “Ochtamachti”
- Irish: “Uachdar Mucadaidh”
- Italian: “Auchtermuchty”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Auchtermuchty”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Auchtermuchty”
- Norwegian: “Auchtermuchty”
- Persian: “آکترماکتی”
- Scots: “Muchtie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Auchtermuchty”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Uachdar Mucadaidh”
- Spanish: “Auchtermuchty”
- Swedish: “Auchtermuchty”
- Urdu: “اوخترمختی”
- Welsh: “Auchtermuchty”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dunshalt and Lumquhat Mill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Auchtermuchty Library and Auchtermuchty Old Cemetery.
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