Rogart Explained

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Static Image Caption:St Callan's Church in Rogart
Country:Scotland
Official Name:Rogart
Gaelic Name:Sgìre Raoird
Os Grid Reference:NC745034
Map Type:Sutherland
Coordinates:58.0026°N -4.1241°W
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Lieutenancy Scotland:Sutherland
Constituency Westminster:Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Post Town:Rogart
Postcode District:IV28
Postcode Area:IV

Rogart (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]

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 NaNmiles 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 9miles east of Rogart whilst Lairg is 10 miles west.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland
  2. https://archive.org/stream/annalsnorthbri00nort#page/19/mode/1up Annals, North British Society
  3. Web site: Rogart . Gazetteer for Scotland . 15 December 2014.