- Auchtermuchty
infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Auchtermuchty
population= 2,010 [cite web|publisher=Scotland's Census Results Online|title =Comparative Population Profile: Auchtermuchty Locality | url=http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=auchtermuchty&mainLevel=Locality
date = 2001-04-29| accessdate =2008-08-31 ] (2001 census)
est. 2,070 [http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data] (2006)
os_grid_reference=NO235115
map_type=Scotland
latitude=56.289754
longitude=-3.237450
gaelic_name= Uachdar Mucadaidh
scots_name= Auchtermuchty, Muchtie
unitary_scotland=Fife
lieutenancy_scotland=Fife
constituency_westminster=North East Fife
constituency_scottish_parliament=North East Fife
post_town=CUPAR
postcode_district = KY14
postcode_area= KY
dial_code= 01337Auchtermuchty (Gaelic: "Uachdar Mucadaidh" - English interpretation: "Field of
Boars ") is a town inFife ,Scotland , situated besidePitlour Hill ninemile s north ofGlenrothes . Until 1975 it was aroyal burgh , established under charter of King James V in 1517. There is evidence of human habitation in the area dating back over 2,000 years, and the Romans are known to have established a camp in the southeast corner of the town. In the past, the linen industry was a major source of work in the town, but in the early 18th century the firm of John White was established, bringing the town its first foundry (there were two eventually). There was even a distillery in operation from 1829 to 1929, when Prohibition in the U.S.A. led to its closure. The town nowadays is a quiet but thriving community, situated in the Scottish countryside, where there are several local recreational footpaths. There is a modest range of local industry, but most people of working age travel outwith the town for employment.There is a festival held each year in August.
The town was used as the location for "
Tannochbrae " in the 1990s TV series "Dr Finlay's Casebook".The town's church is mentioned in James Hogg's "
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner ".The town gets a mention in "
The Family Ness " theme song, "You'll Never Find A Nessie In The Zoo", in the refrain "You can go to Auchtermuchty and toDrumnadrochit too, but you'll never find a Nessie in the zoo". It also appears inRich Hall 's joke; he appears wearing a fox-fur hat, and says "When I told the folks back home I was coming to Auchtermuchty, they said 'wear the fox hat'". The town, which is on the main road to the world famous golf courses at St. Andrews, was frequently mentioned in a light-hearted manner by the journalist SirJohn Junor , but although he was a frequent visitor, he did not come from or live there.Notable people
*
John Glas - founder of theGlasite religious sect
*Charlie and Craig Reid - musicians and founders of folk/rock groupThe Proclaimers
* SirJimmy Shand - musician
* SirJohn Arnott MP and founder of Arnotts department stores in Dublin and elsewhereReferences
External links
ee also
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List of places in Fife
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