56°17′N 3°07′W / 56.29°N 3.12°W / 56.29; -3.12

The Lomonds seen from Auchtermuchty in the Howe of Fife

The Howe of Fife is the broad, low-lying valley of the River Eden, lying between the Ochil Hills and the Lomond Hills in Fife, Scotland.[1] Howe, in Scots means a hollow or a plain bounded by hills.[2][3] The alternative terms Laich of Fife and the Valley of Eden have fallen from use, as has Stratheden, save for the hospital near Cupar.[3]

Cupar-based Howe of Fife RFC take their name from the area.

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Simon; Gilbert Markus (2012). The Place-Names of Fife, Volume Five. Shaun Tyas. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-907730-08-5.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of the Scots Language:: SND :: howe n adj1".
  3. ^ a b "Fife Place-name Data :: The Howe Of Fife". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.


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