Cramond

Cramond (/ˈkræmənd/; Scottish Gaelic: Cathair Amain) is a village and parish on the outskirts of suburban Edinburgh, in Scotland. It is located to the north-west of the city at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth.

The Cramond area has a long history, with evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity. In modern times, it was the birthplace of the Scottish economist John Law (1671–1729). Cramond was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh by Act of Parliament in 1920.

Etymology

It was once believed that Cramond Roman Fort was known to the Romans as Alaterva. A stone altar was dug up in the grounds of Cramond House dedicated "To the Alatervan Mothers and the Mothers of the Parade-ground." Early antiquarians interpreted the inscription as referring to the place where the stone was found, but this idea is no longer accepted among scholars, and "Alatervae" is presumably a native name for the Matronae, perhaps originating with the Tungrian cohort who erected the altar.

Cramond (Strafford, Pennsylvania)

Cramond is a historic home located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the noted architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White in the Classical Revival style. It was built in 1886, and is a 2 1/2-story, six bay half-timbered dwelling sided in clapboard. It has a hipped roof with a pair of hipped dormers and two large brick chimneys. It is occupied by a private school known as The Goddard School.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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