Clackmannan and Kinross . Benarty from the north, showing the steep western slope fluence of the little Glendey burn. This burn runsalong the southern exit of a transverse pass in the Ochils,the pass utilized by the road from Dunning to this pass the county boundary runs towards theculminating point (1007 feet), approaching which, itstrikes eastwards alono- the crest of the main ridije of the 90 KTNR0SS-8HIRE Ochils. Here is Innerdouny Hill (1521 feet), the highestpoint in Kinross. East of this, the boundary follows asomewhat irregular course o\er generally falling grounduntil, at a
Clackmannan and Kinross . Benarty from the north, showing the steep western slope fluence of the little Glendey burn. This burn runsalong the southern exit of a transverse pass in the Ochils,the pass utilized by the road from Dunning to this pass the county boundary runs towards theculminating point (1007 feet), approaching which, itstrikes eastwards alono- the crest of the main ridije of the 90 KTNR0SS-8HIRE Ochils. Here is Innerdouny Hill (1521 feet), the highestpoint in Kinross. East of this, the boundary follows asomewhat irregular course o\er generally falling grounduntil, at a point where the three counties of Fife, Perthand Kinross meet, it drops into the valley leading toGlen Farg and Perth. This valley is the exit used by theGreat North Road and the railway which entered thecounty at the gap between the Cleish and Benarty Glen Farg The boundar) line, ha\ing dropped into this \alle}, turnssouth-east towards the lofty Lomond Hills, following thecourse of the little Carmore burn, one of the head streamsof the river Eden. In the gap between the Lomonds andthe north-east extension of the Ochils, the water-parting,dividing the Eden basin from that of Loch Leven, is ofvery low elevation, being, indeed, less than 50 feet abovethe level of the lake. Having crossed this divide, the SIZE SHAPE BOUNDARIES 91 boundary line winds among the hills so as to includethe Bishop Hill (1492 feet) wholly in Kinross but toexclude the twin peaks of the Lomonds. It then descendsto Auchmuirbridge, beneath whose arches flows the riverLeven carrying the surplus waters of Loch Leven to thesea. From Auchmuirbridge to Benarty the boundary linewas readjusted by the Commissioners in 1891. It nowfollows the New Cut, the present channel of theriver Leven, for two miles, after which it circuitouslyapproaches the crest of Benarty. As
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