Rogart: Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
m New [Category:Parishes in Sutherland] |
|||
Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
| dial_code = |
| dial_code = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''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 small village in [[Sutherland]], [[Highland Council area|Highland]], [[Scotland]]. The village was the home of Major Andrew MacDonald, who fought in the [[French and Indian War]].<ref> |
||
[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> |
||
Revision as of 09:20, 11 November 2024
Rogart
| |
---|---|
St Callan's Church in Rogart | |
Location within the Sutherland area | |
OS grid reference | NC745034 |
Council area | |
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 small village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The village was the home of Major Andrew MacDonald, who fought in the French and Indian War.[2]
It was originally a scattered crofting village, until the opening of the Rogart railway station at Pittentrail 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) to the southeast. A newer industrial village grew after the arrival of the railway in 1886, with the older village remaining.[3]
The village of Golspie is 9 miles (14 km) east of Rogart.
References
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.