Strelitz

Strelitz
   STRELITZ, a village, in the parish of Cargill, county of Perth, 3 miles (S. W. by S.) from Cupar-Angus. This village was built in 1763, as a place of residence for discharged soldiers at the conclusion of the German war, and had its name in honour of Her Majesty Queen Charlotte, consort of George III. Shortly after its erection it consisted of upwards of eighty neat houses, forming a street ninety feet broad, watered in the middle by a stream. To every house was originally annexed a good garden, with about three acres of land, well inclosed; and the whole village was sheltered by stripes of plantation.

A Topographical dictionary of Scotland. . 1856.

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