Hill of Stracathro

Hill, Mountain in Angus

Scotland

Hill of Stracathro

Old filling station — Old filling station Credit: Ralph Greig

The Hill of Stracathro is a prominent landmark located in Angus, Scotland. Rising to an altitude of approximately 276 meters (906 feet), it is classified as a hill rather than a mountain. The hill is situated near the village of Stracathro, about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) southwest of Brechin.

The Hill of Stracathro offers breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, including the fertile farmlands of Angus, the Grampian Mountains to the west, and the North Sea to the east. Its unique positioning makes it an ideal spot for hikers, nature enthusiasts, and photographers.

The hill is covered in a patchwork of heather moorland, grassy slopes, and scattered woodland, providing a diverse habitat for a variety of flora and fauna. It is home to numerous species of birds, including buzzards, kestrels, and pheasants, while rabbits, hares, and deer can often be spotted roaming the area.

In addition to its natural beauty, the Hill of Stracathro holds historical significance. The remains of a prehistoric hillfort, dating back to the Iron Age, can be found on its summit. These ancient earthworks and ditches provide insights into the hill's past, offering a glimpse into the lives of its early inhabitants.

Overall, the Hill of Stracathro is a captivating destination that combines breathtaking views, rich biodiversity, and a fascinating history. Whether it's exploring the hill's natural wonders or delving into its ancient past, visitors are sure to be captivated by its charm and beauty.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 56.765536/-2.6059765 or Grid Reference NO6363. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Old filling station

Old filling station

Field and trees The view is from the southbound travel lane of A90. One can see the left portion of a turnoff notice for the Stracathro Hospital, whose turnoff is on the left, even though the actual hospital site is on the right, requiring the motorist to negotiate a crossing of the A90 after his turnoff.

Field and trees

The view is from the southbound travel lane of A90. One can see the left portion of a turnoff notice for the Stracathro Hospital, whose turnoff is on the left, even though the actual hospital site is on the right, requiring the motorist to negotiate a crossing of the A90 after his turnoff.

C Michael Hogan

Brae of Pert farm and Sidlaw Hills

Brae of Pert farm and Sidlaw Hills

Stephen Stachowiak

Sign to Brae of Pert farm Taken from the A90.

Sign to Brae of Pert farm

Taken from the A90.

Stephen Stachowiak

Approaching the Stracathro service area from the south on A90

Approaching the Stracathro service area from the south on A90

C Michael Hogan

Fields just east of the Roman Camp

Fields just east of the Roman Camp

C Michael Hogan

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus 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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus

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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus 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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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.

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus

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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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.

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus 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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus

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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus 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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus

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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus 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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus

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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus 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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Stracathro House, near Brechin in Angus

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 an Emergency Medical Services Hospital built in the deer park, to cope with military and civilian casualties of World War II. The house was used as a residence for doctors and nurses and 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

Wartime buildings near Stracathro

Wartime buildings near Stracathro

Road junction near Stracathro

Road junction near Stracathro

Stracathro Services Trailers parked at Stracathro Services on the A90. The three trailers on the left appear to be transporting three sections of a fighter-aircraft. On the right hand is parked a lorry belonging to British Gas.

Stracathro Services

Trailers parked at Stracathro Services on the A90. The three trailers on the left appear to be transporting three sections of a fighter-aircraft. On the right hand is parked a lorry belonging to British Gas.

View north from the A90 at Keithock

View north from the A90 at Keithock

Mike Pennington

Minor road, Keithock Old Huntly Hill Cottages.

Minor road, Keithock

Old Huntly Hill Cottages.

Barley, Huntly Hill

Barley, Huntly Hill

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Hill of Stracathro is located at Grid Ref: NO6363 (Lat: 56.765536, Lng: -2.6059765)

Unitary Authority: Angus

Police Authority: Tayside

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