Human settlement in Scotland
Rogart
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 St Callan's Church in Rogart | |
  RogartLocation 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 | |
| 58°00′10″N 4°07′27″W / 58.00264°N 4.12408°W / 58.00264; -4.12408 | |
Rogart (/ˈroʊɡɑːrt/ ROH-gart, Scottish Gaelic: Sgìre Raoird or Raoghard, meaning "great enclosed field") is a parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The parish was the home of Major Andrew MacDonald, who fought in the French and Indian War.
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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.
The village of Golspie is 9 miles (14 km) east of Rogart whilst Lairg is 10 miles west.
References
- 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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