Gauldry

Gauldry
Gauldry's local post office and general store
Gauldry Gauldry shown within Fife
Population	744 ^[1]
OS grid reference	NO3624
Council area	Fife
Lieutenancy area	Fife
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dundee
Postcode district	DD6
Dialling code	01382
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	North East Fife
Scottish Parliament	North East Fife
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 56°24′17″N 3°00′35″W / 56.40475°N 3.00972°W / 56.40475; -3.00972

Gauldry, locally always The Gauldry,^[2] is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Newport on Tay, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south-east of Balmerino, and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Bottomcraig.^[3] The name derives from the Scots "gallow raw", the row of houses leading towards the gallows on Gallowhill to the east.^[2]

The village is home to Balmerino Primary School and the Morison Duncan Hall.

References

↑ "Gauldry". Scotland Census 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
1 2 Taylor, Simon; Gilbert Márkus (2010). The Place-Names of Fife, Volume 4. Donington, Lincs.: Shaun Tyas. pp. 174–5. ISBN 9781907730061.
↑ "Gauldry". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

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