Cleish

Cleish Parish School 1835

Cleish Parish Church

A typical house in Cleish with Cleish Cemetery beyond

Houses in Cleish with the Cleish Hills behind

Cleish is a rural hamlet off the B9097 between Crook of Devon and the M90 motorway, three miles south-west of Kinross in central Scotland.

The village is mentioned in Sir Walter Scott's novel, The Abbot. The majority of buildings date from the 18th century and the village retains much charm. The school dates from 1835.^[1] It is a designated conservation area.^[2]

Cleish Castle lies to the west (see separate article).

Cleish Church

The church can trace its roots to the 13th century but the current church was built in 1775 by John Adam who lived nearby at Blair Adam. The church was again rebuilt following a fire in 1832 and the tower was added in 1897, nominally to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.^[3]

Notable Interments

• Lady Emily Jane Adam of Blair Adam (1833-1906)
• Robert Curror of Nivingston (1686-1768) and his son John Curror (1717-1809)
• Ebenezer Michie (d.1813), friend of Robert Burns^[3]
• Mary Lundie Duncan, author of the "Cleish Hymn", Jesus Tender Shepherd Hear Me

Nivingston House

Nivingston is of long-standing but the current Nivingston House dates from the late 19th century and operates as a country house hotel. It lies to the south-east of the village.^[4]

Cleish Hills

The low rolling hills to the south extend to Dunfermline. Although less dramatic than the Lomond Hills to their east they do have the advantage of being low enough to accommodate a road across. Several small lochs including Loch Glow and the Black Loch lie amongst the hills.^[5] Loch Fitty lies on the southern side of the hills. The highest point is Dunglow (379m).^[6] Knockhill Racing Circuit lies at the western end of the hills.

References

Coordinates: 56°10′01″N 3°27′32″W / 56.167°N 3.459°W / 56.167; -3.459