Loch Leven

Loch Leven is in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Loch Leven is situated nearby to the golf course The Bruce, as well as near the beach Burleigh Sands.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lochleven Castle and Burleigh Castle.

Lochleven Castle

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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 1 mile southeast of Loch Leven.

Burleigh Castle

Castle

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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 3,900 feet north of Loch Leven.

Kinross House

Building

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Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. Kinross House is situated 1 mile south of Loch Leven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milnathort and Kinross.

Milnathort

Village

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Milnathort 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.

Kinross

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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.