Kinross Museum

28/05/2026

GLENFARG GAMES
An image taken from a postcard showing the games, which would have taken place in or around August.

25/05/2026

LET'S LOOK BACK
This is the John Bell map from 1807, which shows the approximate layout of the old town and how the stream/lade was directed through the town to the Mill.
If you would like to know more about your county's history, please get in touch with the team at the museum.

22/05/2026

KINROSS MUSEUM at the SPRING MARKET

Do come and visit the Museum Stall at the Spring Market on Saturday 23 May!

As well as informative displays, we’ll have local history booklets for sale, along with notecards of Kiross-shire scenes. Try your luck at our tombola! All funds raised help to keep your local museum running!

The Spring Market takes place at the Market Park, Muirs, Kinross, from 10am until 3pm. The Museum stall will be in “South Street”.
We look forward to seeing you.

21/05/2026

WHAT AM I?
A curious object has recently been donated to the Museum, and we are hoping that some of our knowledgeable followers may be able to help us identify it.

The item appears to be a carved stone tool or implement, although unfortunately, we do not know exactly what it was used for, or what period it may date from.

Have you seen anything similar before? Could it have formed part of a larger object, tool, or piece of equipment? Any thoughts on the type of stone, age, or possible purpose would be greatly appreciated.

Please share your ideas in the comments below — sometimes local knowledge and keen eyes can help solve long-standing museum mysteries!

21/05/2026

What are your memories of this old establishment?

Postcard of the Day: Bridgend Hotel, Kinross. There's no date for this postcard. Can the row of cars help date it?

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

18/05/2026

International Museum Day 2026

Support your local museum. The origins of a Museum in Kinross-shire date back about 125 years, and it still has a presence in Kinross, located within the Library at Loch Leven Campus.

14/05/2026

History of Rumbling Bridge
Did you know that the gorge at Rumbling Bridge was a must-see for eighteenth-century visitors? The arrival of the Devon Valley Railway at Rumbling Bridge in 1863 has been said to have transformed Rumbling Bridge from a not-so-quiet ‘backwater’ into a tourist hot spot.

The talk is at Moubray Hall, May 30th @ 7 pm.

Rumbling Bridge attracted many celebrity visitors, including Andrew Carnegie, Prince Napoleon, and Ramsay Macdonald, and its hotel was promoted as having the best grounds of any in Scotland. Today, though, it is virtually unknown – not even mentioned in the Lonely Planet or Rough Guides - and its walkways are in a poor state. This talk explores the fascinating story of the rise and decline of Rumbling Bridge as a tourist destination.

The Presenter
Dr Phil Back is an experienced presenter who has spoken on historical, environmental and landscape subjects on numerous occasions, to both academic and more general audiences. A graduate of the University of Stirling, Phil has also studied at the universities of Cambridge and She􀆯ield, where he obtained his PhD, and most recently worked for Imperial College London leading research into a three-year city-greening project. His writing has been featured in several publications, including Scottish Local History, and he was recently a speaker at the Scottish Local History Forum conference in Paisley, at Hamilton Museum, and at the Dunfermline Historical Society.

This event is sponsored by Fossoway Community Development Trust and is free to attend however as places are limited please email [email protected] to reserve yours.

12/05/2026

50 YEAR THROWBACK

A selection of postcards produced by E. T. W. Dennis & Sons Ltd, showing Kinross in mid 1970's.
We are sure this will thorw up some memories of the town.

04/05/2026

GOING FOR A RUN
This is a copy of the programme and medal from the first Loch Leven Half Marathon, from over 40 years ago. It just keeps on running.

30/04/2026

MERCAT CROSS

The historic Kinross Mercat Cross, once a central symbol of trade and community life in Kinross, at its current home in Sandport. This old 14th-century cross, complete with jougs, was originally located at the centre of the town opposite the old tolbooth, but was removed in 1824. It reappeared in a quarry near Thomanean and was restored in 1886 by Robert Burns Begg.

On the formation of Burns Begg Street, it was relocated to the front of the Town Hall, then later removed to Sandport.

The striking landmark served as a gathering point for markets and public announcements. Its relocation helps preserve an important piece of local heritage while giving it renewed visibility for residents and visitors alike.

A small move geographically—but a big step in keeping history alive.