Balado is a relatively new settlement,
up until twenty years ago there was no village, simply a collection of
farms. Easily identifiable by the NATO Communications Facility or the
"Golfball", Balado has also become well known for T in the Park. This,
the biggest music festival in Scotland is held at Balado Activity Centre,
on an ex World War II airfield, and has become a very popular international
annual event.
Along
the B918 road from Kinross to Carnbo can still be seen the a strange old
stone, known as the "Lecker Stane". Years ago when people from the outlying
areas died, their coffins had to be carried all the way into Kinross for
the burial service. On this huge roadside stone the coffin was laid for
a few moments for the bearers to rest, or change over.