Strathy (
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
: An t-Srathaidh, "small strath") is a
strath
A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep).
Word and etymology
An anglicisation of the Gaelic word ''srath'', it is one of many that have been abs ...
in the
Highlands
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of
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, forming the Northern part of the area known as
Ardross. The strath runs SSW to NNE for 1.5 miles. The floor of the strath is mainly low-quality fields used for grazing of sheep and cattle. The strath is surrounded by commercial pine forest. Traditionally the strath was populated by tenant
crofter
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s, however in recent years there has been an increase in the number of new homes and restorations, after many decades of gradual decline. Strathy runs to the east of the main strath of
Strathrusdale.
History
The earliest known habitats of Strathy were the
Picts
The Picts were a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland (north of the Firth of Forth) during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and what their culture was like can be inferred from e ...
, who lived in the area until the 10th century, when it formed part of the
Kingdom of Fortriu. After this period there was an increase in Norse settlement in the area.
See also
*
Strathy, a community in Sutherland
References
Glens of Scotland
Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
Valleys of Highland (council area)
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