Pitmiddle,deserted village

Although Pitmiddle was first called a toun in 1425, the earliest reference to the settlement is in a charter dating from 1172 to 1174. In it, William the Lion granted Ralph Rufus "Kinnaird in its right divisions except Petmeodhel belonging to Richard my clerk". This demonstrates that Pitmiddle and Kinnaird were originally royal lands: Pitmiddle belonged to the laird of Inchmartine; Kinnaird to the laird of Fingask. Pitmiddle was held by the Inchmartines for around 150 years. The village itself was never a barony, but was likely dealt with as a detached part of the barony of Longforgan. Tenants paid cain and conveth. Cain was originally a donation to a lord in recognition of his position.…