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Kinnesswood, a village in Portmoak parish, Kinrossshire, 1 mile ENE of the middle of the E shore of Loch Leven, and 5 miles by road E by N of Kinross. It has a fair on the second Tuesday of April o. s.; and it was the birthplace of the poet Michael Bruce (1746-67). Pop. (1841) 479, (1861) 447, (1871) 326.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Portmoak Parish Kinross Shire County |
| Place: | Kinnesswood |
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