Stracathro

Stracathro

Stracatho (Gaelic: "Srath Catharach") is a small place in Angus, Scotland, to the northeast of Brechin on the A90. A Roman marching camp has been discovered here; this Roman Camp is one day's march from the next Roman Camp to the north, Raedykes. (Hogan, 2007) The gate design of the Stracathro Roman Camp is a distinctive bell-shaped indentation of the rampart perimeter. (Stracathro, 2005)

At Stracathro on 7 July, 1296,John Balliol publicly admitted the errors of his ways and confirmed his reconciliation with Edward I. See First War of Scottish Independence.

ee also

Stracathro House

A fine A-listed Palladian-style mansion, Stracathro House overlooks the Cruick Water 2½ miles (4 km) southeast of Edzell in NE Angus. In 1775, the Stracathro Estate, which extended to almost 800 ha (1976 acres), was bought by Patrick Cruickshank who had made his fortune in Jamaica. His brother, Alexander inherited the property and employed the Aberdeen-based architect Archibald Simpson (1790 - 1847) to build the house between 1824-27, together with a deer-park and gardens. In 1874, the house and estate was purchased by Sir James Campbell (1790 - 1876), Lord Provost of Glasgow and father of Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836 - 1908). The house was leased by the government in 1938 and a temporary Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the grounds to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and was later purchased by the local health authority. Stracathro House has been privately owned, since it was sold by Tayside Health Board in 2003 and is being refurbished as a family home.

Line notes

* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17674 C. Michael Hogan, "Raedykes Roman Camp", The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, October 3, 2007]
* [http://www.roman-britain.org/places/stracathro_camp.htm Stracathro Roman Camp, Tayside (2005)]

External links

* [http://www.roman-britain.org/places/stracathro_camp.htm Roman Britain entry for Stracathro Roman Marching camp]


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