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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Leven, a river issuing from the SE end of the loch just mentioned, and flowing eastward for 1¼ mile in Kinrossshire, and 14¾ miles in Fifeshire, to the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven on the W side of largo Bay, passing through the interior or along the boundaries of Portmoak, Leslie, Kinglassie, Markinch, Kennoway, and Scoonie parishes, and with its tributaries draining a basin of 97,920 acres. From the N it receives Arnot Burn, Lothrie Burn, and Kennoway Burn; and from the S the river Ore with Lochty Burn. Where not checked by mill-dams, it has a rapid current, and is, in its upper reaches, pure and soft, and being particularly suitable for the purposes of bleaching and paper-making, many mills for these purposes have been long established on its banks. There are also a few along the Ore, and at Cameron Bridge, about a mile below the junction, there is a very large distillery. Prior to the establishment of the mills it was a good trouting stream, but that is now at an end. Along some parts of its course there is pretty scenery. The artificial nature of the first 3 miles of the channel has been noticed in the last article.—Ord. Sur., sh. 40, 1877.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Fife ScoCnty Kinross Shire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Leven |
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