county town of Kinross-shire in Scotland, situated in W. Long. 3° 25'. N. Lat. 56° 15'. on the west side of Lochleven, a fresh water lake about 10 miles in compass, abounding with pike, trout, perch, and water fowl. The manufactures are linen and some cutlery ware. The house of Kinross, an elegant ancient structure, stands on the north side of the town. Kinross sends a member to parliament by turns with Clackmannan. In the lake are two islands; on one of which appear the ruins of a priory, heretofore possessed by the Culdees; the other is famous for the castle in which Queen Mary was imprisoned by her rebellious subjects.

The following is the population of this county according to its parishes:

| Parishes | Population in 1755 | Population in 1790—1798 | |----------|------------------|------------------------| | Cleish | 692 | 653 | | Kinross | 1310 | 1839 | | Orwell | 1891 | 1795 | | Portmoak | 969 | 1105 |

Population in 1811, 7245

See Kinross-shire, Supplement.