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 | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Pickletillum |
| Postcode district | KY16 |
| Dialling code | 01334 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Overview and history
editPickletillum 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
editFife 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.
References
edit- ^ "Pickletillem, Fife". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Pickletillem, Fife - area information, map, walks and more". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Peebles, Cheryl (9 March 2018). "Demolition crew moves in as time runs out for Fife's historic Pickletillum Inn". The Courier. DC Thomson Co Ltd.
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