Portmoak
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Portmoak is a parish in Kinross-shire
; consisting of a group of settlements running north to south they are Glenlomond
, Wester Balgedie, Easter Balgedie, Kinnesswood
, Kilmagadwood and Scotlandwell
.
The parish is on the east side of Kinross-shire lying between Loch leven
and Fife
. It is bounded by the parishes of Cleish, Kinross, Orwell, Strathmiglo, Falkland, Leslie
, Kinglassie, Auchterderran and Ballingray.
The area is a rich landscape of braes, crags, fine meadows, fertile fields and plantations.
Portmoak Parish Church, Perth and Kinross. The present building, built in 1832, is the third on the site. The bell is dated 1642 and the Celtic crosses are of the 10th or 11th centuries. A Memorial stone in the graveyard is for Michael Bruce, 1746 to 1767, poet and author of several scripture paraphrases used in Church of Scotland worship.
The main villages' are Kinnesswood where the Post Office is situated and Scotlandwell.
As the name implies Scotlandwell is home to a well where King Robert the Bruce is reputed to have been cured of leprosy by drinking the waters. At one time it was an important monastic centre, the monks ran a hospital here from which patients took the spring water as part of their treatment. Pilgrims journeyed from St. Andrews
The Scottish Gliding Union
at Portmoak Airfield, Scotlandwell is the largest gliding
club in Scotland.
Now a commuter village Wester Balgedie or Meikle Balgedie lies 4 miles east of Kinross
overlooking Loch Leven. At a fork in the road stands the Balgedie Toll Tavern, a building dating from the 19th Century. A tavern has stood here from around 1534.
Two woods, Kilmagad Wood and Portmoak Moss are situated adjacent to the villages of and Kinnesswood and Scotlandwell.
Kilmagadwood is known to the locals as The Cuckoo Wood.
Kinross-shire
Kinross-shire or the County of Kinross is a registration county, electoral ward and historic county in the Perth and Kinross council area in the east central Lowlands of Scotland...
; consisting of a group of settlements running north to south they are Glenlomond
Glenlomond
Glenlomond is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies to the north-east of Loch Leven, to the north of the A911 road, at the foot of Bishop Hill in the Lomond Hills. It is approximately 4 miles east of Kinross....
, Wester Balgedie, Easter Balgedie, Kinnesswood
Kinnesswood
Kinnesswood is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies to the east of Loch Leven, on the A911 road, below Bishop Hill in the Lomond Hills. It is approximately 4 miles west of Glenrothes and 4 miles east of Kinross....
, Kilmagadwood and Scotlandwell
Scotlandwell
Scotlandwell is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies to the east of Loch Leven, at the junction of the A977 and B920 roads, approximately 4 miles west of Glenrothes and 4 miles east of Kinross....
.
The parish is on the east side of Kinross-shire lying between Loch leven
Loch Leven
Loch Leven is a fresh water loch in Perth and Kinross council area, central Scotland.Roughly triangular, the loch is about 6 km at its longest. The burgh of Kinross lies at its western end. Loch Leven Castle lies on an island a short way offshore...
and Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
. It is bounded by the parishes of Cleish, Kinross, Orwell, Strathmiglo, Falkland, Leslie
Leslie, Fife
Leslie is a large village on the northern tip of the River Leven Valley, to the west of Glenrothes in Fife. According to the population estimates , the village has a population of 3,092. The village was granted burgh of barony status by James II in 1458 for George Leslie who became the first Earl...
, Kinglassie, Auchterderran and Ballingray.
The area is a rich landscape of braes, crags, fine meadows, fertile fields and plantations.
Portmoak Parish Church, Perth and Kinross. The present building, built in 1832, is the third on the site. The bell is dated 1642 and the Celtic crosses are of the 10th or 11th centuries. A Memorial stone in the graveyard is for Michael Bruce, 1746 to 1767, poet and author of several scripture paraphrases used in Church of Scotland worship.
The main villages' are Kinnesswood where the Post Office is situated and Scotlandwell.
As the name implies Scotlandwell is home to a well where King Robert the Bruce is reputed to have been cured of leprosy by drinking the waters. At one time it was an important monastic centre, the monks ran a hospital here from which patients took the spring water as part of their treatment. Pilgrims journeyed from St. Andrews
The Scottish Gliding Union
Scottish Gliding Union
The Scottish Gliding Union is the largest gliding club in Scotland. The body is based at, and operates, the Scottish Gliding Centre, Portmoak Airfield, Scotlandwell, by Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross.-External links:**...
at Portmoak Airfield, Scotlandwell is the largest gliding
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
club in Scotland.
Now a commuter village Wester Balgedie or Meikle Balgedie lies 4 miles east of Kinross
Kinross
Kinross is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was formerly the county town of Kinross-shire.Kinross is a fairly small town, with some attractive buildings...
overlooking Loch Leven. At a fork in the road stands the Balgedie Toll Tavern, a building dating from the 19th Century. A tavern has stood here from around 1534.
Two woods, Kilmagad Wood and Portmoak Moss are situated adjacent to the villages of and Kinnesswood and Scotlandwell.
Kilmagadwood is known to the locals as The Cuckoo Wood.