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{{Infobox UK place |
{{Infobox UK place |
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| static_image_name = St Callan's Church in Rogart - geograph.org.uk - 62330.jpg |
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| static_image_caption = St Callan's Church in Rogart |
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| country = Scotland |
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| official_name = Rogart |
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| gaelic_name = Sgìre Raoird |
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| population = |
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| os_grid_reference = NC745034 |
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| map_type = Sutherland |
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| coordinates = {{coord|58.00264|-4.12408|display=inline,title}} |
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| unitary_scotland = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] |
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| lieutenancy_scotland = [[Sutherland]] |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]] |
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| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Ross]] |
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| post_town = Rogart |
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| postcode_district = IV28 |
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| postcode_area = IV |
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'''Rogart''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|oʊ|ɡ|ɑːr|t}} {{respell|ROH|gart}}, {{ |
'''Rogart''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|oʊ|ɡ|ɑːr|t}} {{respell|ROH|gart}}, {{Langx|gd|Sgìre Raoird ''or'' Raoghard|italic=invert}}, meaning "great enclosed field")<ref>[http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland]. Scottish National Heritage.</ref> is a parish in [[Sutherland]], [[Highland Council area|Highland]], [[Scotland]]. The parish was the home of Major Andrew MacDonald, who fought in the [[French and Indian War]].<ref> |
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[https://archive.org/stream/annalsnorthbri00nort#page/19/mode/1up Annals, North British Society]</ref> |
[https://archive.org/stream/annalsnorthbri00nort#page/19/mode/1up Annals, North British Society]</ref> |
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[[File:Andrew MacDonald (1721 - 1812).png|thumb|right|upright|Andrew MacDonald (1721–1812)]] |
[[File:Andrew MacDonald (1721 - 1812).png|thumb|right|upright|Andrew MacDonald (1721–1812)]] |
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It was originally a scattered [[crofting]] |
It was originally a scattered [[crofting]] parish centred on the parish church of St Callan's, until the opening of the [[Rogart railway station]] at [[Pittentrail]] {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km}} to the southeast. The locus of the parish shifted when a new 'industrial' village grew around Pittentrail following the arrival of the railway in 1886.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishplaces.info/towns/townfirst1763.html |title=Rogart |work=Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> |
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The village of [[Golspie]] is {{convert|9|mi|km}} east of Rogart. |
The village of [[Golspie]] is {{convert|9|mi|km}} east of Rogart whilst Lairg is 10 miles west. |
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Rogart
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 St Callan's Church in Rogart | |
  Rogart Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | NC745034 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Rogart |
| Postcode district | IV28 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Rogart (/ˈroʊɡɑːrt/ ROH-gart, Scottish Gaelic: Sgìre Raoird or Raoghard, meaning "great enclosed field")[1] is a parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The parish was the home of Major Andrew MacDonald, who fought in the French and Indian War.[2]
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It was originally a scattered crofting parish centred on the parish church of St Callan's, until the opening of the Rogart railway station at Pittentrail 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) to the southeast. The locus of the parish shifted when a new 'industrial' village grew around Pittentrail following the arrival of the railway in 1886.[3]
The village of Golspie is 9 miles (14 km) east of Rogart whilst Lairg is 10 miles west.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rogart.
- ^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.
- ^ Annals, North British Society
- ^ "Rogart". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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