| Cults | |
|---|---|
| Parish and Hamlet | |
 Overlooking the farmland of Cults from Cults Hill | |
  Cults Location within Fife | |
| OS grid reference | NO352092 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CUPAR |
| Postcode district | KY15 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Cults is a small parish and hamlet close to the centre of the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. It lies mainly in the Howe of Fife,[1] and about 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) south-west of the nearest town - Cupar. The parish is about 2+1⁄3 miles (3.8 km) long and 1+1⁄3 miles (2.1 km) wide.
The parish contains various villages, farms and hamlets including Cults, Pitlessie, Crossgates and Walton. The only archaeological site of any importance seems to be a fort on the western slope of Walton Hill.[2]
Its name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic cùilt meaning a corner or recess.[3]
- ^ For more on the low-lying area known as "The Howe of Fife" see the Rotary Club website Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2012-03-11.
- ^ Cf. the 1861 Parochial Directory for Fife and Kinross, available at fiefhs.org, accessed 2012-03-10
- ^ "Cults". Fife Place-name Data. Retrieved 23 May 2020.