Powmill

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Powmill
Perthshire
Powmill - geograph.org.uk - 116326.jpg
Location
Grid reference: NT019980
Location: 56°9’52"N, 3°34’53"W
Data
Post town: Kinross
Postcode: KY13
Dialling code: 01577
Local Government
Council: Perth and Kinross
Parliamentary
constituency:
Ochil and South Perthshire

Powmill is a village in the parish of Fossoway, Perthshire. It lies at the junction of the A823 and A977 roads at the south-west of the county, approximately five miles south-west of Kinross and five miles east of Dollar.[1] The village has a small Milk Barn which is popular with travellers. It also had a hotel called The Gartwhinzean until it burned down in 2012.

The famed Rumbling Bridge over the River Devon lies a mile north of Powmill.

The Milk Barn

The village has a small milk barn which serves hot meals and snacks. It also sells jams and other local produce. Beside the milk barn there is a small garden centre and a gift shop. The milk barn is a popular stop for tourists who are travelling to St Andrews.

References

  1. "Perth & Alloa", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map, 2007, ISBN 0-319-22997-1 

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