Rogart

Human settlement in Scotland
Rogart is located in Sutherland
Rogart
Rogart
Location within the Sutherland area
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  • Highland
Lieutenancy area
  • Sutherland
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  • Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament
  • Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
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UK
Scotland
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")[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]

Andrew MacDonald (1721–1812)

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.
  1. ^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.
  2. ^ Annals, North British Society
  3. ^ "Rogart". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2014.


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