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Old Photograph Stracathro House Scotland
Old photograph of Stracathro House located to the North of Brechin in Angus, Scotland. In 1775, the Stracathro Estate, which extended to almost 2,000 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, born 1790, died 1847, to build the house between 1824 and 1827, together with a deer park and gardens. In 1874, the house and estate was purchased by Sir James Campbell, born 1790, died 1876, Lord Provost of Glasgow and father of Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman born 1836, died 1908. 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. The gate design of the Stracathro Roman Camp is a distinctive bell shaped indentation of the rampart perimeter. At Stracathro on 7 July 1296, John Balliol publicly admitted the errors of his ways and confirmed his reconciliation with King Edward I.
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