Scotland Genealogy: Kinross-shire Census & County Records
KINROSS-SHIRE, inland Co. of Scotland; is bounded W. and
N. by Perthshire, and E. and S. by Fifeshire; greatest length,
N. and S., 10 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 12 miles;
46,485 ac.; pop. 6697. After Clackmannan, Kinross is the smallest
Co. in Scotland. The surface presents the appearance of a
level plain almost surrounded by hills - the Ochil Hills in
the NW., the Lomond Hills in the E., Benarty Hill in the S.,
and the Cleish Hills in the SW.; in the centre of this plain
is Loch Leven. The higher regions are principally devoted
to cattle and sheep farming; the low-lying lands are well
sheltered and tolerably fertile. Limestone and sandstone are
abundant, and coal is found in the S. The mfrs. are woollens
(including plaids, shawls, &c.) and linens. Loch Leven
is famous for its trout fishing. The Co. contains 4 pars.
and 3 parts, the police burgh of Kinross, the vil. of Milnathort,
and part of the vil. of Kelty. The cos. of Kinross and Clackmannan
jointly return 1 member to Parliament.
[Bartholemew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887]
Kincardineshire,
Scotland: Parish and Probate Records
A collection of parish and probate records in Scotland, from
the 1500s to the 1800s.
Kinross-shire Parish Index
| Arngask | Orwell |
| Cleish | Portmoak |
| Fossoway | Tulliebole |
| Kinross |
Kinross-shire Parish Maps