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Peat Inn is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland, around 7 miles (11 kilometres) southeast of Cupar on the B940 and 6 miles (10 kilometres) southwest of St Andrews, in the Riggin o Fife. The hamlet is centred on a Michelin starred restaurant with rooms after which the village takes its name. [1] [2]

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