| Cupar Muir | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
 Cupar Muir seen from Cupar | |
  Cupar Muir Location within Fife | |
| Population | 229 |
| OS grid reference | NO36021326 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CUPAR |
| Postcode district | KY15 |
| Dialling code | 01334 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Cupar Muir or Cuparmuir is a hamlet or small village situated just outside the town of Cupar, Fife. Lying around 25.5 miles (41 km) north of Edinburgh, it had a population of around 229 in 2011.[1]
The settlement was primarily developed around quarrying of stone, but is better known for a 1559 confrontation between the French troops of Mary of Guise and the Protestant forces of the Lords of the Congregation.[2][3]
- ^ "Home | Scotland's Census". Scotland's Census. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022. Table KS101SC - Usual resident population 2011 using results from 2011OutputAreas S00111501 & S00111502.
- ^ Jane E. A Dawson, 'Regent Moray and John Knox', Steven J. Reid, Rethinking the Renaissance and Reformation in Scotland (Boydell, 2014), 166.
- ^ "Cupar Muir: Overview of Cupar Muir". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 11 June 2022.