Coordinates: 56°46′26″N 2°37′26″W / 56.774°N 2.624°W
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| Scottish Gaelic: Srath Catharach | |
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  Stracathro
Stracathro shown within Scotland |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Council area | Angus |
| Lieutenancy area | Angus |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRECHIN |
| Postcode district | DD9 |
| Dialling code | 01356 |
| Police | Tayside |
| Fire | Tayside |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Angus |
| Scottish Parliament | North Tayside |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Stracatho (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Catharach) is a small place in Angus, Scotland,
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Location
Stracatho is located 2½ miles (4 km) southeast of Edzell in NE Angus. It lies to the northeast of Brechin on the A90.
History
A Roman marching camp has been discovered at Stracathro. This Roman Camp is one day's march from the next camp, at Raedykes to the north.[1] The gate design of the Stracathro Roman Camp is a distinctive bell-shaped indentation of the rampart perimeter.[2]
At Stracathro on 7 July 1296, John Balliol publicly admitted the errors of his ways and confirmed his reconciliation with Edward I.
Stracathro House
Stracathro House is fine A-listed Palladian-style mansion, overlooking the Cruick Water. 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.[3] 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).[3]
Stracathro House reverted to private ownership with its sale by Tayside Health Board in 2003. It is being refurbished as a family home.
Stracathro Hospital
The house was leased by the government in 1938 and a temporary Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the grounds of Stracathro House 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 Hospital became a District General Hospital and is now part of NHS Tayside.
Footnotes
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (3 October 2007). "Raedykes Roman Camp". in Andy Burnham. The Megalithic Portal. http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17674. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Stracathro Roman Camp". Roman Britain. 2005. http://www.roman-britain.org/places/stracathro_camp.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ a b "Stracathro House". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst10189.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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