Portmoak is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2035°, -3.3244°.

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Portmoak

Portmoak in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h

Portmoak is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Portmoak (Scottish Gaelic: Port Mhochain or Port Mhogha, lit. 'the port of Saint Serf') is a parish in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It consists of a group of settlements running north to south: Glenlomond, Wester Balgedie, Easter Balgedie, Kinnesswood, Kilmagadwood and Scotlandwell. Portmoak used to be the harbour for boats to St Serf's Inch, where Lochleven priory used to be. The name Moak probably derives from the Gaelic mogh / mochan (serf / little serf) as the Gaelic name for the saint, although the church in Portmoak was dedicated to St Moanus, who may or may not be the same person. The main villages are Kinnesswood (where the Post Office is situated) and Scotlandwell.

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History

As the name implies, Scotlandwell is home to a well where King Robert the Bruce is reputed to have been cured of leprosy by drinking the waters. At one time it was an important monastic centre, the monks ran a hospital here from which patients took the spring water as part of their treatment. Pilgrims journeyed from St. Andrews The monks would have been linked to the nearby Portmoak Priory. Portmoak was formerly a parish of Fife. The area has always relied on farming area, and till the late 19th century limestone quarried down from the hills. Now a commuter village Wester Balgedie or Meikle Balgedie lies 4 miles east of Kinross overlooking Loch Leven. At a fork in the road stands the…

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