Pitlessie
| Pitlessie | |
| Fife | |
|---|---|
 Pitlessie, seen from Cults Hill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO335096 |
| Location: | 56°16’30"N, 3°4’34"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 325 (2010) |
| Post town: | Cupar |
| Postcode: | KY15 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fife |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Fife |
Pitlessie is a small village in Cults, Fife. It is roughly four and a half miles south-west of the nearest large town, Cupar, and twenty-three miles north of Edinburgh. It had an estimated population of 325 in 2010.<
History
As the only village in the parish of Cults, Pitlessie remained fairly small until it became the home of the Priestfield Maltings. Built in 1890, by James Martin of Priestfield, the maltings were acquired by the Bonthrone family in 1937, owners of similar businesses in the area.[1] It once produced over 2,000 tons of malt and employed 14 men. Production remained in action until 1968 when the owners at that time, Scottish Malt Distillers, changed strategies. The category B listed building has since been converted into housing.[2]
Culture
The Pitlessie Flower Show is a yearly event which takes place in the late summer. Originally an evening show ran by the Highland Games Committee, the show hosts many competitions for locals and those from afar of all ages, and is funded through the support of those in the local community.[3]
Landmarks
The Sir David Wilkie Memorial Hall was constructed in 1897 in the style of a Georgian Chapel.[4] Outside it is a war memorial to the men in the parish who were killed in the world wars.[5] The Pitlessie Public Park was opened in 1900, on land gifted to the Parish Council by the Laird of Priestfield.[6]
Outside links
References
- ↑ Old Photographs Of Pitlessie Fife - YouTube
- ↑ "Priestfield Maltings in Pitlessie in Fife - Kask Whisky". https://www.kaskwhisky.com/priestfield-maltings/.
- ↑ Pitlessie Flower Show
- ↑ Gifford, John (1988). Fife. Yale University Press. pp. 344. ISBN 0300096739. https://books.google.com/books?id=3Hz5ZtShXvoC&pg=PA344.
- ↑ "Sir David Wilkie Memorial Hall - Cults, Fife - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/10416.
- ↑ "Pitlessie Public Park: Formal Opening - Villagers En Fete". The St Andrews Citizen: 8. 14 April 1900.
