Pickletillum Explained

Official Name:Pickletillum
Country:Scotland
Static Image:Pickletillum Inn - geograph.org.uk - 77646.jpg
Static Image Caption:Pickletillum Inn
Os Grid Reference:NO436246
Map Type:Scotland
Coordinates:56.4109°N -2.9148°W
Post Town:Pickletillum
Postcode Area:KY
Postcode District:KY16
Dial Code:01334
Constituency Westminster:North East Fife
Unitary Scotland:Fife
Lieutenancy Scotland:Fife

Pickletillem or Pickletillum is a hamlet situated in Fife, Scotland. It is 9miles from the town of St. Andrews and 5.9miles from the city of Dundee. The village is located on the A914 south of the junction with the A92.[1] [2]

Overview and history

Pickletillum is a small hamlet which had an inn and has a few houses.

The Pickletillum Inn, a coaching inn dating from 1732, was demolished in 2018 after standing unoccupied and dilapidated for years. Planning permission was granted by Fife Council in 2015 for 8 2-bedroom flats to be built on the site by Kingdom Housing Association[3] and these are due for occupation in January 2021.

Governance

Fife Council is the unitary local authority for Pickletillum.

The village is in the North East Fife constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

For the purposes of the Scottish Parliament, Pickletillum forms part of the North East Fife constituency.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Pickletillem, Fife. The Gazetteer for Scotland. 2017-12-23.
  2. News: Pickletillem, Fife - area information, map, walks and more. OS GetOutside. 2017-12-23. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Peebles. Cheryl. Demolition crew moves in as time runs out for Fife's historic Pickletillum Inn. The Courier. DC Thomson Co Ltd. 9 March 2018.