Howe of Fife
56°17′N 3°07′W / 56.29°N 3.12°W
The Howe of Fife is the broad, low-lying valley of the
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
- ISBN 978-1-907730-08-5.
- ^ "Dictionary of the Scots Language:: SND :: howe n adj1".
- ^ a b "Fife Place-name Data :: The Howe Of Fife". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.