Milnathort
Place in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 56.226, -3.419 |
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| OS grid ref: | NO 12 04 |
| Population: | 1,910 |
| Dialling code: | 01577 (Kinross) |
Milnathort is a small town in Perth and Kinross, set just north of Loch Leven and beneath the rise of the Ochil Hills. Its position gives easy access to the loch and the RSPB reserve, making it handy for birdwatching and waterside walks, and it sits close to Loch Leven Castle, famous as the place where Mary, Queen of Scots was briefly held. The nearby market town of Kinross and the surrounding farmland shape the town’s pleasantly rural setting.
Milnathort has a quiet, community-focused character: historically it developed as a local service and market centre and today supports shops, a primary school and the local secondary school serving the Kinross-shire area, together with a community hall and active local clubs. Economically many residents work in agriculture, tourism or commute to larger centres such as Perth and Edinburgh, while local events and volunteer groups keep village life fairly lively for a town of its size.
Postcode districts covering Milnathort
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Dundee 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Livingston 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Dunfermline 11 miles17.7 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Perth 12 miles19.2 km
- Glenrothes 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Stirling 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Falkirk 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Musselburgh 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Bathgate 24.3 miles39 km
- Alloa 16.2 miles26.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Kinross Place 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kinross-shire Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Kinnesswood Place 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Glenfarg Place 3.7 miles6 km
- Crook of Devon Place 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Ballingry Place 6 miles9.6 km
- Kelty Place 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Strathmiglo Place 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Ward 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Lochgelly Place 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Kinglassie Place 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Leslie Place 7.9 miles12.7 km
Example postcodes in Milnathort
KY13 9XZ, KY13 9GQ, KY13 9XP, KY13 9YQ, KY13 9XT, KY13 9UZ, KY13 9FR, KY13 9WR, KY13 9YD … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Glasgow International Airport 46.2 miles74.3 km
- Lochgelly Railway Station 7.5 miles12 km
- Cowdenbeath Railway Station 8.4 miles13.5 km
Hotels near Milnathort Ad
- Green Hotel 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Covenanter Hotel 3 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Earn Hotel 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Glenrothes 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Best Western Balgeddie House Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Gilvenbank Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Beath Inn 8.4 miles13.4 km
- The Dunning Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Milnathort
- Milnathort Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Loch Leven Nature reserve 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Blairadam Estate 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Lomond Hills Hill 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Central Park Stadium 8.5 miles13.8 km
- Dupplin Castle Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Ochil Hills Hill 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Ochil Hills Hill 9.7 miles15.6 km
- East End Park Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Elcho Priory Historic site 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Balmuto Castle Historic site 11 miles17.8 km
- Gask House Estate 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Pitfour Castle Estate 11.8 miles19 km