Loch Leven railway station
Loch Leven railway station served the burgh of Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1860 to 1921 on the Kinross-shire Railway.Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: disused railway station in Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Leven Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochleven Castle and Kinross House.
Lochleven Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Lochleven Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of Loch Leven railway station.
Kinross House
Building
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. Kinross House is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Loch Leven railway station.
Burleigh Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th-century steading, recently adapted into housing. Burleigh Castle is situated 2 miles north of Loch Leven railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinross and Balado.
Kinross
Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.
Kinross is a small town in Perth and Kinross, 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.
Balado
Village
Royal Air Force Balado Bridge or more simply RAF Balado Bridge is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 2 miles west of Kinross, in central Scotland. Balado is situated 1½ miles northwest of Loch Leven railway station.
Milnathort
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milnathort, Scottish Gaelic: Muileann Choirthe, is a small town in the parish of Orwell in the county of Kinross-shire, Scotland and since 1996, the local council area of Perth and Kinross. Milnathort is situated 2 miles north of Loch Leven railway station.
Loch Leven railway station
- Categories: former railway station, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.19801° or 56° 11′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.42399° or 3° 25′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C8R5HXG+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 10895733213OpenStreetMap feature
historic=railway_stationWikidata ID
Q101003914
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In Other Languages
“Loch Leven railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Loch Leven”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch Leven National Nature Reserve Office and Kinross Gospel Hall.
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