Rogart

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Andrew MacDonald (1721–1812)

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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". east of Rogart whilst Lairg is 10 miles west.

References

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  1. Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.
  2. Annals, North British Society
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