It is bounded by the parishes of Cleish, Kinross, Orwell, Strathmiglo, Falkland, Leslie, Kinglassie, Auchterderran and Ballingry.
The area is a rich landscape of braes, crags, fine meadows, fertile fields and plantations.
As you climb to the top of Bishop Hill, passing the subsidiary top of Munduff Hill as you go, you may see good views of Loch Leven, the Firth of Forth, Bass Rock, North Berwick Law, Mossmorran, the rain radar tower at the top of Munduff hill, the Ochils, the Forth Bridge, Schiehallion, the distant Cairngorms, West Lomond, East Lomond and Largo Law.
The site of Carlin Maggie is on the western slope of Bishop Hill, overlooking Loch Leven.
As the name implies, Scotlandwell is home to a well where King Robert the Bruce is reputed to have been cured of leprosy by drinking the waters.
At one time it was an important monastic centre, the monks ran a hospital here from which patients took the spring water as part of their treatment.
Gliders are launched either by ground-based winches or aero-towed by single engine aeroplanes capable of take off and landing on the short grass runway.
A memorial stone in the graveyard is for Michael Bruce, 1746 to 1767, poet and author of several scripture paraphrases used in Church of Scotland worship.