STRATH, seat in Halkirk parish, Caithness.
STRATH, any belt or band of low ground, small or great, between flanking ranges of hill or mountain, in any part of Scotland.
STRATHAAN.
STRATHACHVAICH, small belt of low ground near source of river Evelix, in Dornoch parish, Sutherland.
STRATHAFFRICK, upland glen, containing Lochs Affrick and Beneveian, traversed by Affrick rivulet, and extending 16 miles north-eastward to Chisholm's Pass, in north-west of Inverness-shire.
STRATHAIRD, peninsula and headland between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig, in Isle of Skye. The peninsula extends southwards from Blabhein Mountain ; and it has on its east shore, at about 2 miles from the headland, a famous spar cave.
STRATHALLADALE, either the glen and vale of Halladale rivulet, or that rivulet's entire basin, forming the Sutherland section of Reay parish.
STRATHALLAN, valley of Allan river in Perthshire and Stirlingshire. It gives the title of viscount to a branch of the family of Drummond. The title was added to that of Baron Madderty in 1686, was forfeited in 1746, and was restored in 1824. The Viscount's seat is Strathallan Castle, 5 miles south-east of Crieff.
STRATHARDLE, upland glen, traversed by Ardle rivulet, in north-east of Perthshire.
STRATHAVEN, town, 7| miles by road, but 9| by railway, south-by-west of Hamilton, Lanarkshire. It is partly old, irregular, and dense, and partly modern, neat, and airy ; it contains Avondale Castle, erected by grandson of Murdoch, Duke of Albany, now a picturesque ruin; and it has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Lanarkshire, a terminal railway station, 3 banking offices, 2 Established churches, 3 United Presbyterian churches, Free, Congregational, and Koman Catholic churches, and 2 public schools. Pop. in 1871, 3645.
STRATHAVEN, glen and vale of Aven river, Banffshire.
STRATHAVEN (EAST), quoad sacra parish with church in Strathaven, Lanarkshire. Pop. 2250.
STRATHBEG, narrow fertile vale, at head of Loch Eriboll, in Durness parish, Sutherland.
STRATHBEG, lake, 2i miles long, adjacent to the coast and parallel with it, near north-east extremity of Aberdeenshire
STRATHBLANE, village and parish in Lennox district, Stirlingshire. The village stands on Blane river, 4 miles north of Milngavie, and has a post office under Glasgow, a railway station, Established and Free churches, and a public school with capacity for 200 scholars. The parish contains also Blanefield village, measures 5 miles by 4, and comprises 9068 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 16,975. Pop. 1343. The central section is a depression across the Lennox Hills, between the Kilpatrick range on the west, and the Campsie Fells on the east ; comprises the upper and middle parts of the valley of the Blane ; descends from an elevation of about 340 feet to one of about 100 feet above sea-level; and, as seen from the head, presents a veiy beautiful and picturesque appearance. The west side consists of gentle pleasant slopes and braes; but the east side rises into bold lofty heights, is overhung by a grand basaltic colonnade, and culminates at north-east extremity in the loftiest summit of the Lennox Hills. Chief seats are Craigend and Carbeth; chief antiquities are Mugdock and Duntreath ruined noble castles ; and other chief objects of interest are Ballagan Spout waterfall and the great reservoir of Glasgow waterworks.
STRATHBOGIE, vale and district in north-west of Aberdeenshire. The vale is traversed by Bogie rivulet about 14 miles northward to the Deveron in vicinity of Huntly, and is celebrated in song. The district consists of the estate given by King Robert Bruce to the family of Gordon, and comprises 120 square miles.
STRATHBRAN, upper part of vale of Conan river, extending about 14 miles eastward, in Ross-shire.
STRATHBRAN, vale of Bran rivulet in Perthshire.
STRATHBROCK, estate in Uphall parish, Linlithgowshire.
STRATHBRORA, vale of rivulet Brora in south-east of Sutherland.
STRATHBUNGO, suburban town, nominally about 1| mile south of Glasgow. It has a post office with money order department under Glasgow, a railway station, a quoad sacra parochial church, and a public school with about 170 scholars. Pop. of town, 2757; of quoad sacra parish, 3172.
STRATHCAIRNAIG, vale of rivulet Cairnaig in Dornoch parish, Sutherland.
STRATHCARRON, valley of upper part of Lochcarron in south-west of Ross-shire. It is nominally distinct from Glencarron ; traversed to the loch's head by Carron river ; and at 7i miles north-east of Strome Ferry it has a post office designated of Ross-shire, and a railway station.
