Pitcur is a

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at the eastern edge of

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland an ...

, Scotland, about southeast of

Coupar Angus Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: ''Cùbar Aonghais'') is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, south of Blairgowrie. The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was traditionally on the border between Angus and Pe ...

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(1901) It is home to the ruined 16th-century Pitcur Castle.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''
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(1901) Pitcur is situated in a valley to the north of Northballo Hill on the

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Notable people

* Andrew Granger Heiton (1862–1927), architect

References

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