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___MASK23___ , officially the County ___MASK46___ Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland . It extends from Strathmore in the east , to the Pass ___MASK46___ Drumochter in the north , Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west , and Aberfoyle in the south . It was a local government county from 1890 to 1930 . Ben Lui ( Scottish Gaelic : Beinn Laoigh ) is a ___MASK22___ in the southern Highlands ___MASK46___ Scotland , at the head ___MASK46___ Glen Fyne . It has five well - defined ridges radiating out from the summit . Four corries lie between the ridges ; including Coire Gaothaich which lies on the northeast side ___MASK46___ the ___MASK22___ . Loch is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or for a sea inlet . It is cognate with the Manx lough , ___MASK87___ logh , and the Welsh word for lake , llyn . Crook ___MASK46___ Devon is a village within the parish ___MASK46___ Fossoway in Perthshire . It is located about 6 miles southwest ___MASK46___ Kinross on the A977 road . Until relatively recently the official name ___MASK46___ the village was Fossoway ( as evidenced on the war memorial etc . ) but this has been usurped by the widely used nickname `` crook ___MASK46___ devon '' . The latter name derives from the sudden angle ( crook ) which the River Devon makes near the village . It was famous in the 17th century for its witch burnings . Down the road at the side ___MASK46___ the Institute ( Village Hall ) on the right side is a field called Lamblaires and in the northwest corner is the place where the witches were strangled and then burned at the stake . Kinross ( Gaelic : " Ceann Rois ") is a burgh in ___MASK9___ , Scotland . It was originally the county town of Kinross - shire . The site of the original parish church and churchyard are located down a small wynd overlooking Loch Leven , a little away from the town . Kinross was originally linked by railway to Perthshire , Fife and Clackmannanshire until the rail links gradually disappeared . At one time three independent railway companies had their termini at the town . The Fife and Kinross Railway came from the east , the Kinross - shire Railway came from the south and The Devon Valley Railway came from the west . Recently Kinross has expanded considerably , especially since the construction of the M90 motorway - the main north - south artery which bypasses the town . Many people working within a commuting radius of Kinross have settled in the town owing to its convenient central location and excellent local amenities . Loch Leven is also a popular holiday base for tourists , who especially appreciate its proximity to Edinburgh , Glasgow , Stirling , Perth and St Andrews ( all lying within an hour ' s drive of Kinross ). The burgh is attractively located on the shores of Loch Leven , and there are boat trips around the loch and to Loch Leven Castle , where Mary , Queen of Scots was famously held prisoner in 1567 . Loch Leven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven , in the ___MASK9___ local authority area of Scotland . Possibly built around 1300 , the castle was the location of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence ( 1296  1357 ). In the latter part of the 14th century , the castle was granted by his uncle to William Douglas , 1st Earl of Douglas , and remained in Douglas ' hands for the next 300 years . Mary , Queen of Scots was imprisoned here in 1567  1568 , and forced to abdicate as queen , before escaping with the help of her gaoler ' s family . In 1588 , the Queen ' s gaoler inherited the title Earl of Morton , and moved away from the castle . It was bought , in 1675 , by Sir William Bruce , who used the castle as a focal point in his garden ; it was never again used as a residence . ___MASK9___ is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area . It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus , Argyll and Bute , Clackmannanshire , Dundee , Fife , Highland and Stirling council areas . Perth is the administrative centre . The council boundaries correspond broadly , but not exactly , with the former counties of Perthshire and Kinross - shire . The Pass ___MASK46___ Drumochter is the main mountain pass between the ___MASK95___ and southern central Scottish Highlands . The A9 road passes through here , as does the Highland Main Line , the railway between Inverness and the south ___MASK46___ Scotland . The Sustrans National Cycle Route 7 between Glasgow and Inverness also runs through the pass . A registration county was , in Great Britain and ___MASK15___ , a statistical unit used for the registration ___MASK46___ births , deaths and marriages and for the output ___MASK46___ census information . In Scotland registration counties are used for land registration purposes . A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in ___MASK86___ and ___MASK95___ England , usually a town , or toun in Scots . This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century , when King David I created the first royal burghs . Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status , found in the rest of the United Kingdom . Following local government reorganization in 1975 the title of " royal burgh " remains in use in many towns , but now has little more than ceremonial value . Rannoch Moor ( Scottish Gaelic : " Mòinteach Raineach / Raithneach ") is an expanse ___MASK46___ around 50 square miles ( 130 km² ) ___MASK46___ boggy moorland to the west ___MASK46___ Loch Rannoch in Scotland , where it extends from and into westerly ___MASK9___ , northerly Lochaber ( in Highland ), and the area ___MASK46___ Highland Scotland toward its south - west , northern Argyll and Bute . Rannoch Moor is designated a Site ___MASK46___ Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) and a Special Area ___MASK46___ Conservation . ___MASK41___ is a council area and historic county ___MASK46___ Scotland . It is situated between the Firth ___MASK46___ Tay and the Firth ___MASK46___ Forth , with inland boundaries to ___MASK9___ and Clackmannanshire . By custom it is widely held to have been one ___MASK46___ the major Pictish kingdoms , known as " Fib ", and is still commonly known as the Kingdom ___MASK46___ ___MASK41___ within Scotland . The County ___MASK46___ Kinross is a historic county in eastern Scotland , administratively part ___MASK46___ ___MASK9___ . Surrounding its largest settlement and county town ___MASK46___ Kinross , the county borders Perthshire to the north , Fife to the east and south , and Clackmannanshire to the west . The M90 is a motorway in ___MASK86___ . It runs from junction 1a ___MASK46___ the M9 , at the south end ___MASK46___ the Forth Road Bridge , to Perth , passing Dunfermline and Kinross on the way . It is the most northerly motorway in the United Kingdom , the northernmost point being a spur into the western suburbs ___MASK46___ Perth at Broxden . A wynd is typically a narrow lane between houses . The name is frequently encountered in towns and villages in ___MASK86___ and ___MASK95___ England . The word derives from Old Norse " venda " (" to turn "), implying a turning off a main street , without implying that it is curved . In fact , most wynds are straight . In many places wynds link streets at different heights and thus are mostly thought of as being ways up or down hills . ___MASK53___ , Queen ___MASK46___ Scots ( 8 December 1542  8 February 1587 ), also known as ___MASK53___ Stuart or ___MASK53___ I ___MASK46___ Scotland , reigned over Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567 . ___MASK86___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part ___MASK46___ the United Kingdom and covers the ___MASK95___ third ___MASK46___ the island ___MASK46___ Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the ___MASK91___ , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up ___MASK46___ more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . ___MASK85___ ( or ) is a historic county and council area in Scotland , bordering the council areas ___MASK46___ Stirling , Fife and Perth & Kinross .