Stracathro
Stracathro is a small place in Angus, Scotland. It was the site of a Roman marching camp as their forces invaded to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Srath Chatrach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stracathro Hospital and Upper North Water Bridge.
Stracathro Hospital
Hospital
Stracathro Hospital is a community hospital in Angus, Scotland. Established as a wartime Emergency Hospital Service facility during the Second World War, it was afterward developed as a District General Hospital.
Upper North Water Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upper North Water Bridge is situated 2 miles east of Stracathro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trinity and Edzell Woods.
Trinity
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trinity is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately one mile north-west of Brechin on the B966 Brechin to Edzell road. It was the location of the toll house to the Strathmore turnpike, operating from 1794 to 1879. Trinity is situated 2½ miles southwest of Stracathro.
Edzell Woods
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edzell Woods is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by Calum Tosh. It is 4 miles from Edzell by road, but only one mile directly east, over the River North Esk, which forms the boundary between Aberdeenshire and Angus. Edzell Woods is situated 2½ miles north of Stracathro.
Edzell
Village
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Edzell is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is five miles north of Brechin, by the River North Esk. Edzell is a Georgian-era planned town, with a broad main street and a grid system of side streets. Edzell is situated 2½ miles northwest of Stracathro.
Stracathro
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.78017° or 56° 46′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.6218° or 2° 37′ 19″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9C8VQ9JH+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 5286742386OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Stracathro” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Stracathro”
- Dutch: “Stracathro”
- French: “Stracathro”
- Irish: “Srath Catharach”
- Italian: “Stracathro”
- Italian: “Strachatro”
- Persian: “استراکاترو”
- Spanish: “Stracathro”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stracathro Parish Church and Roman fort of Stracathro.
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