Stratheden (

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: ''Srath Aodainn'') is a

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2 miles west of

Cupar Cupar ( ; gd, Cùbar) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland. It lies between Dundee and Glenrothes. According to a 2011 population estimate, Cupar had a population around 9,000, making it the ninth-largest settlement in Fif ...

, and just north of

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, in

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, Scotland.

Stratheden Hospital Stratheden Hospital is currently a small community hospital in Cupar, Fife which was originally called Fife and Kinross District Asylum. Its name was changed to Stratheden Hospital in 1948. It was a centre of excellence in Child and Family Psych ...

was built as the Fife and Kinross District Lunatic Asylum in July 1866. It has also been known as Cupar Asylum and Springfield Asylum; it has been called Stratheden Hospital since January 1949, after the creation of the

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. Stratheden Cottages were originally built as housing for the hospital staff. The

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factory is located nearby, as is Elmwood Farm, the first fully

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farm in Scotland. The Scottish Deer Centre is located just to the west. Stratheden is located within the

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parish of

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Kemback Kemback is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, located east of Cupar. The present village was developed in the 19th century to house those working the flax mills on the nearby Ceres Burn. From 1681 the minister for the parish was Alexander Ed ...

and

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