Cupar
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![]() Cupar seen frae the summit o nearby Tarvit Hill | |
Location within Fife | |
Population | 9,200 [1] |
OS grid reference | NO374146 |
Cooncil area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | CUPAR |
Postcode destrict | KY14 - 15 |
Diallin code | 01334 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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Scots Pairlament |
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Cupar (listen (help·info); Scots Gaelic: Cùbar) is a toun, umwhile ryal burgh an pairish in Fife, Scotland. It lies atween Dundee and Glenrothes. Accordin tae a 2011 population estimate, Cupar haed a population aroond 9,000, makkin it the nint lairgest settlement in Fife, an the ceevil pairish a population o 11,183 (in 2011).[2] It is the historic coonty toun o Fife, afore the cooncil muived tae Glenrothes.[3]
The toun is believed tae hae grewn aroond the steid o Cupar Castle, that wis the seat o the shirra an wis awned bi the yerls o Fife.[4] The aurie becam a centre for judiciary as the coonty o Fife an as a mercat toun caterin for baith cattle an sheep.[5]
Taewart the latter stages o the 13th century, the burgh becam the steid o an assemmly o the three estates - clergy, nobility an burgesses - organised bi Alexander III in 1276 as a predecessor o the Pairlament o Scotland.[5] Awtho written information o a chairter for the modren toun wis lost, evidence suggestit that this existit as ane o the mony properties awned bi the Yerls o Fife bi 1294.[6]
In the middle o the 14t century, the burgh stairtit tae pay customs on taxable incomes, that probably meant that ryal burgh status wis grantit sometime atween 1294 an 1328.[6] The auldest document, referrin tae the ryal burgh, wis a grant i Robert II in 1381 tae gie a port at Gairbrig on the River Eden tae help tred wi Flanders. This grant wis offeecially recognised bi James II in 1428.[7]