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Pitcur

Coordinates: 56°31′10″N 3°13′01″W / 56.5195°N 3.2170°W / 56.5195; -3.2170
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Pitcur
Pitcur Castle, viewed from the northeast
Pitcur is located in Perth and Kinross
Pitcur
Pitcur
Location within Perth and Kinross
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPERTH
Postcode districtPH13
Dialling code01738
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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Scottish Parliament
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UK
Scotland
56°31′10″N 3°13′01″W / 56.5195°N 3.2170°W / 56.5195; -3.2170

Pitcur is a hamlet at the eastern edge of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Coupar Angus.[1]

It is home to the ruined 16th-century Pitcur Castle.[1][2] Pitcur is situated in a valley 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Northballo Hill on the A923 road.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland Archived 21 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
  2. ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland Archived 21 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
  3. ^ "Pitcur". Streetmap EU Ltd. Retrieved 6 January 2023.