Portmoak

Portmoak (Scottish Gaelic: Port Mhochain or Port Mhogha, lit. 'the port of Saint Serf') is a parish in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It consists of a group of settlements running north to south: Glenlomond, Wester Balgedie, Easter Balgedie, Kinnesswood, Kilmagadwood and Scotlandwell.

Portmoak used to be the harbour for boats to St Serf's Inch, where Lochleven priory used to be. The name Moak probably derives from the Gaelic mogh / mochan (serf / little serf) as the Gaelic name for the saint, although the church in Portmoak was dedicated to St Moanus, who may or may not be the same person.

The main villages are Kinnesswood (where the Post Office is situated) and Scotlandwell.

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