Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Rhynd |
Gaelic Name: | Rinn Dealgros |
Os Grid Reference: | NO157200 |
Coordinates: | 56.3648°N -3.3661°W |
Unitary Scotland: | Perth and Kinross |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Perth and Kinross |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | North Tayside |
Constituency Scottish Parliament1: | North East Scotland |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.52 |
Post Town: | PERTH |
Postcode District: | PH2 |
Postcode Area: | PH |
Dial Code: | 01738 |
Rhynd is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located NaNabbr=offNaNabbr=off southeast of Perth, on the south side of the River Tay.
The parish church was built in 1842, and replaced an earlier church at Easter Rhynd, 20NaN0 southeast, where the churchyard can still be seen.[1] 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. The 16th-century Elcho Castle, built by the Wemyss family, lies NaNmiles north, and is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.[2]
The name Rhynd comes from the Gaelic roinn meaning a share or a portion (of land). The parish consists of 28930NaN0 of land.[3]