Caputh, Perth and Kinross

Caputh (/ˈkeɪpəθ/ KAY-pəth) is a parish and village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A984 Coupar Angus-to-Dunkeld road, about 6 miles (10 kilometres) southeast of Dunkeld and 8 miles (13 kilometres) west of Coupar Angus.

This article is about the village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. For other uses, see Caputh.

Caputh
  • Scottish Gaelic: a' Cheapaich
Looking east along the A984 to Caputh and Clunic Parish Church
Caputh
Location within Perth and Kinross
OS grid referenceNO088400
Council area
  • Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy area
  • Perth and Kinross
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLAIRGOWRIE
Postcode districtPH13
Dialling code01828
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Perth and North Perthshire
Scottish Parliament
  • Perth
    Mid Scotland and Fife

It stands on the banks of the River Tay.

The parish includes the East Cult standing stones.

A 120m wide cairn, known as Cairnmore, was removed to facilitate farming in the 19th century. Remains of an important Roman fort still exist nearby at Inchtuthill. Cleaven Dyke is near Meikleour, in the same parish, and was long-thought to be Roman too, but is now regarded as being a substantial Neolithic cursus.

Dunkeld was partly in Caputh parish until 1891.

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