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Portmoak is a parish in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It consists of a group of settlements running north to south they are Glenlomond, Wester Balgedie, Easter Balgedie, Kinnesswood, Kilmagadwood and Scotlandwell. Portmoak has an amateur football team competing in the Perthshire 3rd division. ==Geography== The parish is on the east side of Kinross-shire lying between Loch Leven and Fife. It is bounded by the parishes of Cleish, Kinross, Orwell, Strathmiglo, Falkland, Leslie, Kinglassie, Auchterderran and Ballingray. The area is a rich landscape of braes, crags, fine meadows, fertile fields and plantations. The main villages' are Kinnesswood where the Post Office is situated and Scotlandwell. 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〔() Scotlandwell〕 The Scottish Gliding Union at Portmoak Airfield, Scotlandwell is the largest gliding club in Scotland. 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 Balgedie Toll Tavern, a building dating from the 19th Century.〔() The Balgedie Toll Tavern〕 A tavern has stood here from around 1534. Two woods, Kilmagad Wood and Portmoak Moss are situated adjacent to the villages of and Kinnesswood and Scotlandwell. Kilmagadwood is known to the locals as The Cuckoo Wood. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portmoak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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