Pickletillum

Pickletillem or Pickletillum is a hamlet situated in Fife, Scotland. It is 9 miles (14 km) from the town of St. Andrews and 5.9 miles (9.5 km) from the city of Dundee. The hamlet is a collection of only 12 households and is located on the west side of the A914, south of the junction with the A92.^[1][2]

Pickletillum
Pickletillum Inn
Pickletillum Location within Fife
OS grid reference	NO436246
Council area	Fife
Lieutenancy area	Fife
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST ANDREWS
Postcode district	KY16
Dialling code	01334
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	North East Fife
Scottish Parliament	North East Fife
List of places UK Scotland 56.4109°N 2.9148°W / 56.4109; -2.9148

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.