Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a dreich, which is a Scots word for dull and cloudy weather, road trip drive East on the A913 cross country route on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Cupar in North East Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The name " Cupar " is thought to be Pictish, suggesting an important settlement existed in the area from the 7th or 8th century. The town grew around the site of Cupar Castle, the seat of the sheriff, and was the center for justice in Fife for centuries. Cupar was made a royal burgh in 1328 and was one of Scotland's wealthiest burghs until the 17th century. It was a major market town with routes converging from across Fife and beyond, including an earlier port at the mouth of the Motray Burn. The town flourished again as a center for the linen industry and as a " leisure town " for the gentry due to its social and cultural life. The name " Cupar " is Pictish, likely meaning " the place where two rivers meet " the River Eden and the Lady Burn. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip
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