Strathmartine

Strathmartine
Strathmartine  Strathmartine shown within Angus
OS grid reference	NO387348
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNDEE
Postcode district	DD4
Dialling code	01382
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Dundee East
Scottish Parliament	Angus North East Scotland
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Coordinates: 56°30′05″N 2°59′51″W / 56.501263°N 2.997399°W

Strathmartine is an area of Angus, Scotland (named after a local mythical hero, Strathmartin The Dragonslayer).^[1] It is to the north of Dundee^[2] and the surrounding district is often referred to as "the Howe o Strathmartine".

The parishes of Mains and Strathmartine were united on 21 Nov 1792. Anciently, Mains was called Earl's Strathdichty, Strathmartine was called Strathdichty Martin. The Dichty Water flows through the parishes.^[3][4]

William Lorimer, the classicist, known for producing a translation of the New Testament in Lowland Scots was born in Strathmartine. Baldovan village to the north is home to Strathmartine Hospital which is a long stay hospital for people with severe learning disabilities.

Strathmartine Hospital entrance

St Martin's Stone

References

1. Shand, William. "The Dundee Dragon". The Dundee Messenger. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
2. "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
3. "Mains and Strathmartine". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
4. Warden, Alex J (1880). Angus or Forfarshire, the land and people, descriptive and historical II. pp. 252–253. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

External links

• A Dundee lass in the Howe o' Strathmartine