Caputh, Perth and Kinross

{{Short description|Parish and village in Scotland}}

{{About|the village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland||Caputh (disambiguation){{!}}Caputh}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{infobox UK place

| country = Scotland

| static_image_name = File:Caputh.jpg

| static_image_caption = Looking east along the A984 to Caputh and Clunic Parish Church

| official_name = Caputh

| gaelic_name = a' Cheapaich

| scots_name =

| os_grid_reference = NO088400

| coordinates = {{coord|56.543115|-3.484786|display=inline,title}}

| population =

| population_ref =

| unitary_scotland = Perth and Kinross

| lieutenancy_scotland = Perth and Kinross

| post_town = BLAIRGOWRIE

| postcode_district = PH13

| postcode_area = PH

| dial_code = 01828

| constituency_westminster = Perth and North Perthshire

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Perth
Mid Scotland and Fife

}}

Caputh ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|e:|p|ə|θ}} {{respell|KAY|pəth|}}) is a parish and village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A984 Coupar Angus-to-Dunkeld road, about {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} southeast of Dunkeld and {{convert|8|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} west of Coupar Angus.{{citation

| title = Blairgowrie & Forest of Alyth

| work = Ordnance Survey Landranger Map

| edition = B2

| year = 2008

| isbn = 978-0-319-23121-0| last1 = Ordnance Survey

| first1 = Great Britain

}}

It stands on the banks of the River Tay.{{Cite web|last=GENUKI|title=Genuki: Caputh, Perthshire|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/PER/Caputh|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.genuki.org.uk|language=en}}

The parish includes the East Cult standing stones.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stravaiging.com/history/ancient/site/east-cult-standing-stones|title = East Cult | standing stones | Stravaiging around Scotland|access-date=2017-06-29}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Inchtuthil Fort, Perthshire|url=http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/blvisit_inchtuthill_fort.htm|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.rampantscotland.com}} Cleaven Dyke is near Meikleour,{{Cite web|title=Cleaven Dyke {{!}} Canmore|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/28473/cleaven-dyke|access-date=2021-07-28|website=canmore.org.uk|language=en}} in the same parish, and was long-thought to be Roman too, but is now regarded as being a substantial Neolithic cursus.{{Cite web|title=Parish of Caputh from The Gazetteer for Scotland|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parfirst495.html|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.scottish-places.info|language=en-gb}}

Dunkeld was partly in Caputh parish until 1891.[https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ZrGM8n_uNOcC&pcampaignid=books_web_aboutlink Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland], Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 435