Crook of Devon
| Crook of Devon | |
| Kinross-shire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO033001 |
| Location: | 56°11’4"N, 3°33’34"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | KY13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Perth and Kinross |
Crook of Devon is a village in Kinross-shire, within the parish of Fossoway. It is to be found about six miles southwest of Kinross on the A977.
Until relatively recently the official name of the village was 'Fossoway', but this has been usurped by the widely used nickname "Crook of Devon", which latter name derives from the sudden angle (crook) which the River Devon makes near the village.
Once a local wag added beneath the sign to Crook of Devon the words "Twinned with Thief of Bagdad" – it was removed shortly afterwards.
Fossway was famous in the 17th century for its witch burnings. Down the road at the side of the Institute (Village Hall) on the right side is a field called Lamblaires and in the northwest corner is the place where the witches were strangled and then burned at the stake.
