KENNET, a village, in the parish of Clackmannan and county of
Clackmannan, f of a mile (S. E.) from Clackmannan;
containing 238 inhabitants. This is a neat village, lying
westward of the high road from Clackmannan to Kincardine,
and is one of several villages in the parish, the
late increase of whose population is ascribable to the
extension of mining operations in their respective neighbourhoods,
particularly the working of coal. The mansion
of Kennet is beautifully situated on ascending
ground which overlooks the Forth, and is about a mile
distant from the river; it is more remarkable, however,
for its internal elegance than its exterior appearance.
In the village is a very handsome school-house, with a
master's dwelling, and a garden attached: the buildings
were erected by the Bruce family, by whom the school
is endowed. On the shore of the Forth is the hamlet of
Kennet-Pans, where is a distillery, and where formerly
were salt-works: its harbour affords facility for the
shipping of coal.