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4 unusual facts about Strathmore


Alexander Ross Clarke

Alexander Ross Clarke died on 11 February 1914 in Strathmore, Reigate, Surrey.

Glenblocker fort

This is ultimately probably their aim, but they were never meant to operate in isolation but in cooperation with the other forts on the Gask Ridge and along Strathmore, as only the legionary fortress of Inchtuthil with 5000-6000 soldiers would have been strong enough to deal with a major incursions.

River North Esk

The West Water is a considerable right bank tributary which enters near Stracathro in Strathmore.

Strathmore, Alberta

The CPR named the town after one of its benefactors: Claude Bowes-Lyon, the Earl of Strathmore.


Clan Lyon

1865–1904 – Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

1846–1865 – Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Garrett Park, Maryland

Copp even went so far as to name the streets after locations in the novels of the English author Walter Scott, such as Kenilworth and Strathmore.

Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament

All five male teams - the Calgary Flames, Royals, Northstars and Buffaloes, as well as the Strathmore UFA Bisons play league games in the Alberta Midget Hockey League.

Moonee Ponds Creek

Recent habitat conservation work has resulted in some wildlife returning to the creek, including the Pobblebonk frog around the Strathmore Secondary College, and Nankeen Night Heron in the upper catchment.

Rob Donn

Born in Strathmore, Sutherland, he never learnt to speak English, nor to read and write, but was strongly influenced by the poetry of Alexander Pope, which he heard in translation into Gaelic by the local minister, the Rev. Murdo MacDonald.

Sidlaws

The ruined observatory on Kinpurnie Hill was built by James Stuart-Mackenzie who owned the Kinpurnie estate and can be seen for many miles on the Strathmore side of the Sidlaws.

Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 12th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Lord Strathmore and Kinghorne married the Honourable Charlotte Maria Barrington, daughter of William Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington, on 30 April 1850.


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