Powmill
Powmill | |
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![]() Powmill | |
Location within Perth and Kinross | |
OS grid reference | NT019980 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KINROSS |
Postcode district | FK14 |
Dialling code | 01577 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Powmill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1] It lies at the junction of the A823 and A977 roads at the southwest of the region, approximately 5 miles (8 kilometres) southwest of Kinross and 5 miles (8 kilometres) east of Dollar.[2]
The famed Rumbling Bridge over the River Devon lies 1.14 miles (1.83 kilometres) north of Powmill.
Amenities
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The village has a small milk bar which serves hot meals and snacks. It also sells jams and other local produce. Beside the milk bar there is a small garden centre and a gift shop. The milk bar is a popular stop for tourists who are travelling to St Andrews.
It formerly also had a hotel called The Gartwhinzean which burned down in 2012.[3]
Powmill Village Stores is a family-run business in the village; it is a convenience store that serves award-winning pies and cakes from Stuart's the Baker.
References
[edit]- ^ "Powmill: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Perth & Alloa", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22997-1
- ^ "Derelict Gartwhinzean Hotel destroyed by fire". Dundee Courier. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2020.