Pitscottie is situated 6 miles west of St Andrews in Scotland. It is a route centre* on the B939 St Andrews to Ceres Road and B940 Cupar to Anstruther Road. A village pub, motor cycle shop, restaurant and other facilities serve travellers and residents.
*Route Centre: a settlement located at the meeting point of several roads/railways; the meeting point of two or more river valleys (which provide good road and rail routes through high land), is often the location of a route-centre settlement. Bridging points, ports and gap towns are also natural route centres.