Agriculture, Trade and Industry

Strathmore sits just south of the Highland Boundary and thus poised between the landscapes of Highland and Lowland Scotland. 

The agricultural land around Meigle and Ardler is fertile and productive, and as a result, agriculture has always been the main industry in the area.  

There is also a long tradition of trade and industry in the area, some agriculture-related, but others providing income in a different sector, such as weaving. In the period when travel to other towns and cities was less common, the community shopped locally and there was therefore a thriving retail economy.