Boarhills
| Boarhills | |
|---|---|
  Boarhills Location within Fife | |
| Population | 80 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | NO564140 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | St Andrews |
| Postcode district | KY16 |
| Dialling code | 01334 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Boarhills is a hamlet close to Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. It is located off the A917 road, 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) from St Andrews and 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) from Crail, close to the mouth of Kenly Water with the North Sea.
History
[edit]Boarhills Church, built in 1866–67, stands apart from the village, with a large bellcote at its western end. Boarhills had a primary school, built in 1815 and which closed in the 1990s.[1]
Boarhills had a railway station on the North British Railway line from Thornton Junction to St Andrews via Crail.[2] The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930 and to goods on 5 October 1964. The line was closed completely on 6 September 1965. This station was sited to the south of the A917.[3]
Buddo Rock is a sandstone sea stack on a raised beach close to Boarhills, 800 metres (2,600 ft) from Buddo Ness, accessible by the Fife Coastal Path. Nearby is a former lifeboat station, built between 1860 and 1890.
Notable residents
[edit]- Boarhills has been home to three directors of the Gatty Marine Laboratory: James Munro Dodd, Adrian Horridge and Prof Michael Laverack (1960–85).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boarhills". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Anstruther and St Andrews Railway". RailScot. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "NO5613 : Site of Boarhills Station". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Independent (newspaper) obituary: 29 July 1993
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