Rait

Human settlement in Scotland

Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPERTHPostcode districtPH2Dialling code0182PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish UK Parliament

Perth and North Perthshire

Scottish Parliament

Perthshire North

List of places: UK; Scotland

56°25′38″N 3°15′26″W / 56.42722°N 3.25722°W / 56.42722; -3.25722

Rait (/reɪt/) is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) northwest of Errol, in the Gowrie area west of Dundee, on a minor road crossing the Sidlaw Hills through the Glen of Rait.^[1] The village is mainly residential with stone cottages, some modern developments and also features some single storey thatched cottages dating back to the 1700s or early 1800s which form a fermtoun.^[2] The former parish church, now ruined, was built in the Middle Ages, and abandoned in the 17th century when the parish of Rait was merged with Kilspindie.^[3] The remains of a prehistoric promontory fort lie to the east of the village.^[4] The 16th-century Fingask Castle is located to the north of the village, on the south-facing slopes of the Sidlaw Hills.^[5]

References

^ Google. "Rait" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
^ Rait Undiscovered Scotland
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Rait,old parish church (SM5613)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Rait Hill, fort (SM7251)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Fingask Castle (Category B Listed Building) (LB11634)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.