Kinross

Kinross is a small town in , 13 miles south of Perth. With a population of 5650 in 2021, it stands on the shores of Loch Leven, with the scarp of the Lomond Hills looming to the east and a mysterious giant golf ball to the west.
Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lochleven Castle and Burleigh Castle.

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Castle
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milnathort and Balado.

Village
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Village
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Village
is a rural hamlet off the B9097 between… is situated 3 miles southwest of Kinross.

Kinross

Latitude
56.2034° or 56° 12′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.4215° or 3° 25′ 17″ west
Population
5,340
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB KNR
Open location code
9C8R6H3H+8C
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Kinross” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kinross, Skotland”
  • Asturian: “Kinross”
  • Basque: “Kinross”
  • Breton: “Ceann Rois”
  • Catalan: “Kinross”
  • Cebuano: “Kinross”
  • Chinese: “金罗斯”
  • Chinese: “金羅斯”
  • Cornish: “Ceann Rois”
  • Dutch: “Kinross”
  • French: “Kinross”
  • German: “Kinross”
  • Irish: “Ceann Rois”
  • Italian: “Kinross”
  • Japanese: “キンロス”
  • Korean: “킨로스”
  • Latvian: “Kinrosa”
  • Malagasy: “Kinross”
  • Manx: “Ceann Rois”
  • Persian: “کینراس”
  • Polish: “Kinross”
  • Scots: “Kinross”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann Rois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kinross”
  • Spanish: “Kinross”
  • Swedish: “Kinross”
  • Welsh: “Ceann Rois”
  • Welsh: “Kinross”
  • “Kinross”

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