Kinross

History

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.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian red squirrel

  Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  6,329
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,832
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,740
• eastern gray squirrel

  Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 · Mammalia
  2,494
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,382
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,362
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  2,273
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,091

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2026-04-16
  42 km WNW of Comrie, United Kingdom
• M 3.9 — 2025-10-20
  29 km NW of Comrie, United Kingdom
• M 2.5 — 2018-08-30
  1 km ENE of Gourock, United Kingdom
• M 2.5 — 2005-12-31
  3 km WSW of Auchterarder, United Kingdom
• M 2.5 — 2003-06-20
  12 km NNW of Balfron, United Kingdom
• M 2.8 — 2003-06-20
  14 km NNW of Balfron, United Kingdom