Rhynd

Human settlement in Scotland

Rhynd

Location within Perth and Kinross

Area4.52 sq mi (11.7 km²)OS grid referenceNO157200Council area

Perth and Kinross

Lieutenancy area

Perth and Kinross

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPERTHPostcode districtPH2Dialling code01738PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish Scottish Parliament

North Tayside
North East Scotland

List of places: UK; Scotland

56°21′53″N 3°21′58″W / 56.364775°N 3.366145°W / 56.364775; -3.366145

Rhynd (listen^ⓘ) is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 kilometres) southeast of Perth, on the south side of the River Tay.^[1]

The parish church was built in 1842, and replaced an earlier church at Easter Rhynd, 2 miles (3 kilometres) southeast, where the churchyard can still be seen.^[2] The village has an unusual "K3" telephone box, a concrete variant of the more common "K2", which is protected as a category A listed building as the only surviving example in Scotland.^[3] The 16th-century Elcho Castle, built by the Wemyss family, lies 3⁄4 mile (1.2 kilometres) north, and is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.^[4]

The name Rhynd comes from the Gaelic roinn meaning a share or a portion (of land). The parish consists of 2,893 acres (1,171 hectares) of land.^[5]

References

Citations

^ Google. "Rhynd" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
^ Haynes, Nick (2000). Perth & Kinross: an illustrated architectural guide. Architectural guides to Scotland. Vol. 24. Edited by Charles McKean. Rutland Press. p. 46. ISBN 9781873190128.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "RHYND VILLAGE, K3 TELEPHONE KIOSK (LB17718)". Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ "Elcho Castle". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ "History of Rhynd, in Perth and Kinross and Perthshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

Sources

Scott, Hew (1923). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 4. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. pp. 243-245. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wilson, John (1860). The Presbytery of Perth : or, Memoirs of the members, ministers of the several parishes within the bounds, from the Reformation to the present time. Perth: Mrs. C. Paton. pp. 239-247. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.