Auchtertool
Auchtertool
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Main Street, Auchtertool | |
Auchtertool Location within Fife | |
| Population | 635 |
| OS grid reference | NT207902 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode district | KY2 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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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). The Tiel Burn flows a few hundred yards south of the kirk and village, which was formerly known as Milton of Auchtertool.