Milnathort

Milnathort is a village in Kinross-shire. It is situated at the foot of the Ochil Hills. It was a market town associated with nearby Burleigh Castle, stronghold of the Balfours of Burleigh.

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It is home to a fine 9 hole golf course, and a locally renowned ice cream shop.

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Kinross-shire: Kinross-shire is a small traditional county of Scotland. Its county town is Kinross. To the north it borders Perthshire, to the east and south Fife, and to the west Clackmannanshire. It is now part of Perth and Kinross District. From 1975 it was engulfed by the vast Scottish county of Tayside....

Ochil Hills: The Ochil Hills (from the Celtic "uchil" - the high ground) are a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. The only major road crossing the hills follows Glen Devon and Glen Eagles, while the M90 Edinburgh-Perth motorway cuts ...

Burleigh Castle: 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....