Strageath is a

Roman camp ''Castra'' () is a Latin language, Latin term used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire for a military 'camp', and ''castrum'' () for a 'Fortification, fort'. Either could refer to a building or plot of land, used as a fortified milita ...

near the River Earn in eastern

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

. Strageath was one of a chain of camps that the Romans used in their march northward. Other notable camps in this chain are Ardoch,

Battledykes Battledykes is a Roman camp slightly to the north of Forfar, Scotland. According to Hector Boece, Pictish chiefs met at a castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the ...

, Stracathro, Raedykes and

Normandykes Normandykes (Grid Reference: NO 830994) is the site of a Roman marching camp to the southwest of Peterculter, City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The near-rectangular site, measuring approximately , covers about of the summit and eastern slopes of a ...

. In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

the parish church of ''Strogeath'' lay within the area of the fort. The dedication was to St. Patrick. The site is marked by a graveyard, and some scant remains of the church building.C.Michael Hogan, ''Causey Mounth'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)
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Roman fortified camps in Scotland Scheduled monuments in Perth and Kinross Roman auxiliary forts in Scotland {{AncientRome-stub