Rhynd

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]

Rhynd Scottish Gaelic: Rinn Dealgros
Rhynd Location within Perth and Kinross
Area	4.52 sq mi (11.7 km^2)
OS grid reference	NO157200
Council area	Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy area	Perth and Kinross
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PERTH
Postcode district	PH2
Dialling code	01738
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
Scottish Parliament	North Tayside North East Scotland

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 point or peninsula. The parish consists of 2,893 acres (1,171 hectares) of land.[5]

References

1. Google. "Rhynd" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
2. Haynes, Nick (2000). Perth & Kinross: an illustrated architectural guide. Architectural guides to Scotland. 24. Edited by Charles McKean. Rutland Press. p. 46. ISBN 9781873190128.
3. Historic Environment Scotland. "RHYND VILLAGE, K3 TELEPHONE KIOSK (LB17718)". Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. "Elcho Castle". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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.