Balmule

Balmule is a farm in , , . Balmule is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the forest .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knockdavie Castle and Aberdour Castle.

Ruins
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is a now-ruined 17th-century house in parish, , . The name probably derives from the Gaelic cnoc dubh -in " black hill ", with cnoc dabhoch “the hill farm” another theory. is situated 2,900 feet east of Balmule.

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is in the village of , , . Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with in , which was built at around the same time. is situated 2 miles south of Balmule.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Balmule.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchtertool and Aberdour.

Village
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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. is situated 2 miles northeast of Balmule.

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is a small town on the coast of in central Scotland, and nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, with a population in 2011 of 1633.

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is a port on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, in in central Scotland, with a population of 6600 in 2020. Its west side is industrial and formerly had ship-building, but its east is a small seaside resort and commuter town for Edinburgh.

Balmule

Latitude
56.07994° or 56° 4′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.28248° or 3° 16′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C8R3PH9+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 437453108
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­farmyard
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