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Leven, Loch, in co. and par. of Kinross; is about 85 miles in circuit, stores at its full height 600 million cubic ft. of water, and gives off the river Leven; contains seven islands, on one of which, Castle Island, Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned 1567-68; has long been famous for its trout.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "loch" (ADL Feature Type: "lakes") |
| Administrative units: | Kinross Shire County |
| Place names: | LEVEN | LEVEN LOCH | LOCH LEVEN |
| Place: | Loch Leven |
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