Cupar

Cupar is a town in Fife, Scotland, and is the county's traditional county town, although in 1975 the administration of the newly-created Fife Regional Council was moved to Glenrothes. Between 1975 and 1993 Cupar was home to the now-abolished North East Fife District Council. The County Buildings in St Catherine Street are still used by Fife Council.

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Cupar was established as a royal burgh in 1363 by David II of Scotland and was the location of the 11th and 12th century castles of the Macduffs, thanes of Fife, featured in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It was the site of the first Scottish Parliament, organised by Alexander III in 1276.

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Notable buildings in the town include the Parish Church of Cupar Old & St Michael of Tarvit, St John's Church and the Fife County Buildings. Nearby are the Hill of Tarvit mansion house and the Scotstarvit Tower.

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A town in Saskatchewan is named after Cupar.

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Fife: :This article is about the area in Scotland. For other uses, see Fife (disambiguation)....

Scotland: :For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology)....

1975: 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar)....