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Kinross
Also known as Ceann Rois
Kinross (, ) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Kinross
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Ceann Rois
- UK place.static_image_name
- Kinross High Street. - geograph.org.uk - 92123.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- High Street, Kinross
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 2.00
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 351
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NO1102
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Perth and Kinross
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Perth and Kinross
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Perth and Kinross-shire
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Kinross (, ) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire.
==History== thumb|left|Kinross Town Hall Kinross's origins are connected with the nearby Loch Leven and its islands whose history goes back to the 5th century AD. Kinross developed as a staging post on the Great North Road from North Queensferry to Perth. In time, local industry developed and by the early 18th century the town had grown to a population of around 600 people. By the mid-19th century, a thriving wool weaving industry had emerged. Kinross Town Hall was completed in 1841.
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