Milnathort is a small town in the parish of
Orwell in
Kinross-shire, Scotland. The smaller neighbour of nearby
Kinross, Milnathort has a population of roughly 2000 people. It is situated amidst picturesque countryside at the foot of the
Ochil Hills, and near the north shore of
Loch Leven. From 1977 it became more easily accessible due to the development of the
M90 motorway. The name comes from the Gaelic
maol coirthe meaning "bare hill of the standing stones".