Rhynd

Rhynd

Rhynd

Human settlement in Scotland

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]

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The "K3" telephone box at Rhynd

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]

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Citations

  1. [1]
    Google. "Rhynd" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Historic Environment Scotland. "RHYND VILLAGE, K3 TELEPHONE KIOSK (LB17718)". Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Elcho Castle". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. [5]
    "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.

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