Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Town Hall, 5 St Catherine Street, Cupar
Town Hall, 5 St Catherine Street, Cupar in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall, 5 St Catherine Street, Cupar is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cupar Burgh Chambers is a municipal structure in St Catherine Street in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. The building, which was the meeting place of Cupar Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building.
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Background
History
The first municipal building in the town was a medieval tolbooth which stood at The Cross and which dated back at least to the first half of the 15th century. The tolbooth incorporated prison cells on the ground floor and an assembly room on the first floor. King Charles II was entertained in the assembly room on his journey to Falkland in July 1650, and the aeronaut, Vincenzo Lunardi, was carried there in triumph after crossing the Firth of Forth in a hot-air balloon, in December 1785. By the early 19th century, the tolbooth had become dilapidated and the provost, John Ferguson, proposed that the tolbooth and an adjacent property, Balgarvie House, be demolished as part of an initiative to…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3193, -3.0112
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY15 4LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1817
- Official site
- cuparheritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17806062 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cupar Burgh Chambers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall, 5 St Catherine Street, Cupar?
- Town Hall, 5 St Catherine Street, Cupar is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY15 4LS).
- When was Town Hall, 5 St Catherine Street, Cupar built?
- Built or established in 1817.
- How do I get to Town Hall, 5 St Catherine Street, Cupar?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY15 4LS. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.