RAIT, a village, in the parish of Kilspindie, county
of Perth, I5 mile (S. W.) from Kinnaird; containing
184 inhabitants. It lies in the eastern quarter of the
parish, and is known as the Halfwaij house, on the old
road between Perth and Dundee. A few hands here are
employed in the manufacture of linen fabrics for the
Dundee market. In the vicinity of the village flows the
Rait burn. This was anciently a distinct parish, of
which the church is in ruins.