▁piece ▁of ▁land , ▁while ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁me od hel ▁is ▁unknown ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁Loc ated ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Kin na ird ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁parish , ▁Pit middle ▁" was ▁once ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁hill top ▁community ▁and ▁home ▁to ▁several ▁hundred ▁people ", ▁but ▁its ▁remote ▁location ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁abandon ment . ▁The ▁hills ▁referenced ▁are ▁the ▁Bra es ▁of ▁the ▁Car se , ▁which ▁reach ▁height s ▁of ▁around ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁location ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁slope ▁over looking ▁the ▁River ▁T ay , ▁but ▁shelter ed ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁Guard sw ell ▁Hill ▁ ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁Pit middle ▁Hill , ▁which ▁r ises ▁to ▁over ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Although ▁Pit middle ▁was ▁first ▁called ▁a ▁t oun ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 5 , ▁the ▁earliest ▁reference ▁to ▁Pit middle ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁char ter ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 1 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 1 7 4 . ▁In ▁it , ▁William ▁the ▁Lion ▁granted ▁Ralph ▁R uf us ▁" K in na ird ▁in ▁its ▁right ▁divisions ▁except ▁Pet me od hel ▁belonging ▁to ▁Richard ▁my ▁cl erk ". ▁This ▁demonstr ates ▁that ▁Pit middle ▁and ▁Kin na ird ▁were ▁originally ▁royal ▁lands . ▁Pit middle ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁la ird ▁of ▁In ch mart ine ; ▁Kin na ird ▁to ▁the ▁la ird ▁of ▁F ing ask . ▁Pit middle ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁In ch mart ines ▁for ▁around ▁ 1 5