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Cupar was formerly the county
town of Fife. It developed as an administrative
centre and also had a thriving agricultural
market. In 1975, Glenrothes became the new county
town and in 1994 the local market was closed.
The town still has many
interesting buildings including the 17th century
Preston Lodge, the similarly aged Chancellor's
House (birthplace of John Campbell who became Lord
Chancellor in 1859), the Corn Exchange and the
Duncan Institute (built in 1870).
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Duncan Institute Library,
Cupar - Photo:
Jim Bain
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Hill of Tarvit Mansion House &
Garden, now a National Trust for Scotland
property, is an early 20th-century family house
containing a collection of French and
Chippendale-style furniture, porcelain and
paintings by the Scottish architect Sir Robert
Lorimer, who also designed the gardens. Formal
lawns, flowering borders and a sunken rose garden.
Visitors can enjoy the town's 9-hole golf course,
local angling, tennis and bowling.
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