A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Cupar, the north-western of the four divisions of Fife, consisting chiefly of the upper and middle basin of the Eden, and of the parts of the seaboard of the Firth of Tay from the boundary with Perthshire to a point a few hundred yards W of the original Tay Bridge, and nearly opposite Dundee. It comprises the parishes of Abdie, Auchtermuchty, Balmerino, Ceres, Collessie, Creich, Cults, Cupar, Dairsie, Dunbog, Falkland, Flisk, Kettle, Kilmany, Logie, Monimail, Moonzie, Newburgh, and Strathmiglo, with parts of Abernethy and Arngask. Its length north -eastward is about 17½ miles; and its breadth is about 10 miles. See Fife.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "the north-western of the four divisions of Fife" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Fife ScoCnty Perthshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Cupar |
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