Strathmore
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Strathmore, from the Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic language
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish, and thus descends ultimately from Primitive Irish....

 for large valley (see strath
Strath
A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow .An anglicisation of the Gaelic word srath, it is one of many that have been absorbed into common use in the English language...

), can refer to a number of people, places in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, or places named by Scottish emigrants:

Buildings

  • Strathmore (Killiney)
    Strathmore (Killiney)
    Strathmore is a mansion in Killiney, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, and formerly the official residence of the Canadian ambassador to Ireland....

    , a mansion in County Dublin, Ireland, and formerly the residence of the Canadian ambassador to Ireland

People

  • Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
    Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
    The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne". A second Earldom was bestowed on the fourteenth Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937, the title being Strathmore...

  • Trevor Strathmore the NSA deputy director in the novel Digital Fortress
    Digital Fortress
    Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 1998 by St. Martin's Press. The book explores the theme of government surveillance of electronically stored information on the private lives of citizens, and the possible civil liberties and ethical...


Places

Several places in Scotland are known as Strathmore including:
  • Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross
    Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross
    Strathmore is a strath in east central Scotland running from northeast to southwest between the Grampian mountains and the Sidlaws....

    , where Glamis Castle can be found
  • Strathmore, Sutherland
    Strathmore, Sutherland
    Strathmore or An Srath Mòr is a strath in northern Scotland. It is best known for being the home of the Scottish Gaelic poet, Rob Donn. Ben Hope is to the east, and it terminates in Loch Hope...

    , home of Rob Donn near Ben Hope

Kenya

  • Strathmore University
    Strathmore University
    Strathmore University is a private university based in Nairobi, Kenya. Strathmore College was started in 1961, as an Advanced level sixth form College offering science and arts subjects, by a group of professionals who formed a charitable educational trust...

    , a university in Nairobi, Kenya
    Kenya
    Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

  • Strathmore School
    Strathmore School
    Strathmore School is Kenya's first multi-racial school established in 1961 in the Lavington area of Nairobi district. It began as a residential Sixth Form College offering British-styled A-level courses and in 1963 switched from the Cambridge School Certificate Examination to the London GCE. In...

    , a boys' school in Nairobi, Kenya

New Zealand

  • Strathmore, New Zealand
    Strathmore, New Zealand
    Strathmore is a settlement in inland Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 43, 25 kilometres east of Stratford.-General historical works: Category:Stratford District...

    , a rural community on State Highway 43
    New Zealand State Highway network
    The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. Just under 100 roads in both the North and South Islands are State Highways...

     east of Stratford
    Stratford, New Zealand
    Stratford is the only town in the central Taranaki district of Stratford District, New Zealand. It lies beneath the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, approximately half-way between New Plymouth and Hawera, near the geographic centre of the Taranaki region. The town has a population of...

    , Taranaki

United States

  • Strathmore, California
    Strathmore, California
    Strathmore is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,819 at the 2010 census, up from 2,584 at the 2000 census.-History:...

    , a census-designated place in Tulare County
  • Strathmore, Syracuse
    Strathmore, Syracuse
    Strathmore is a neighborhood in the southwest of Syracuse, New York state, United States. It is a mostly residential neighborhood that has many houses from the early and middle of the twentieth century. An extension of the middle- and upper-middle class Summit Ave...

    , a neighborhood in Syracuse, New York
  • Strathmore (Maryland)
    Strathmore (Maryland)
    Strathmore is a cultural and artistic venue and institution in North Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Strathmore was founded in 1981 and consists of two venues: the Mansion and the Music Center....

    , an arts foundation in North Bethesda, Maryland
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