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Rhynd () is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located 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, southeast, where the churchyard can still be seen. 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 north, and is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
The name Rhynd comes from the Scottish Gaelic roinn meaning a share or a portion (of land). The parish consists of of land.
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