65:
49:
553:
609:
72:
216:
282:
274:
783:
256:
240:
391:
usually meaning a pond or a lake, but here probably means a waterfall and refers to the nearby Linn of Roslin. The first element is more obscure, but may derive from
111:
494:
From the 19th century onward, the attractions of the Glen, Castle and Chapel developed Roslin as a popular tourist destination. Notable visitors included
862:
315:
1060:
458:
264:
202:
626:
228:
447:
876:
827:
712:
692:
64:
673:
706:
645:
300:
233:
1055:
190:
156:
630:
652:
952:
138:
104:
1008:
787:
928:
659:
305:
245:
619:
641:
510:
visited in March 1887, noting in his
Socialist Diary that Roslin was "a beautiful glen-ny landscape much spoiled
575:
538:
170:
120:
24:
716:
526:
28:
20:
591:
A monument cairn erected by the Roslin
Heritage Society at the end of last century, marks the site of the
726:
483:
during their tour of
Scotland in 1773, dining and drinking tea at the inn. Later in the 18th century
469:
588:
since the 14th century, is in partial ruins. The habitable parts are let as holiday accommodation.
666:
932:
899:
748:
503:
499:
368:
970:
872:
570:
488:
476:. Coal mining has been a major occupation from the twelfth to the late twentieth centuries.
995:
592:
518:
443:
420:
409:
195:
585:
561:
522:
495:
384:
221:
831:
1012:
753:
720:
581:
542:
507:
454:
1049:
758:
743:
546:
506:, who wrote "I never passed through a more delicious dell than the glen of Rosslyn".
480:
465:
417:
868:
763:
552:
484:
48:
608:
413:
565:
525:
became the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. She moved to
424:
360:
146:
128:
85:
766:, the most prominent Armenian manuscript illuminator in the High Middle Ages.
330:
317:
364:
180:
991:
784:"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland"
903:
397:
162:
574:. The popularity of the book and the use of the chapel as a location in
502:(who wrote a poem in the chapel whilst escaping a storm) and his sister
363:, Scotland, 11 kilometres (7 mi) to the south of the capital city
730:
551:
473:
402:
435:
Legend has it the village was founded in 203 A.D. by
Asterius, a
367:. It stands on high ground, near the northwest bank of the river
1035:
560:
The elaborately carved chapel has long been associated with the
514:... by the misery of Scotch building and a manufactory or two".
436:
807:
805:
1040:
956:
602:
479:
Roslin Inn dates from 1660 and was visited by Dr
Johnson and
395:
meaning a peat moor. The theory that it is a corruption of
423:; its location reminded officials of the hills in Roslin.
578:
greatly increased the number of visitors to the village.
408:
Roslin is believed to be the source of the name for the
864:
521:, a biological research establishment, where in 1996
517:
On the north-western side of the village used to be
633:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
273:
255:
239:
227:
215:
201:
189:
179:
169:
155:
137:
119:
103:
95:
41:
992:Da Vinci Code tourists flock to Scottish chapel
541:, now a country park. Overlooking the Glen are
401:, a supposed medieval meridian passing through
8:
709:(1726–1797), snuff-maker and philanthropist.
427:, Massachusetts is also named after Roslin.
973:. scotland.org, Scottish government website
464:Roslin became important as the seat of the
904:"Composed in Roslin Chapel During A Storm"
38:
852:Grant's Old and New Edinburgh vol.6 p.354
693:Learn how and when to remove this message
568:, and featured in the best-selling book
19:For other places of a similar name, see
775:
459:William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
254:
210:
178:
154:
102:
45:
828:"Village of Roslyn, NY - About Roslyn"
923:
921:
537:The village sits on the west side of
379:The name Roslin (recorded in 1138 as
272:
238:
226:
214:
200:
188:
168:
136:
118:
7:
631:adding citations to reliable sources
457:was constructed, under the guide of
448:First War of Scottish Independence
14:
830:. 14 January 2015. Archived from
715:, scored the winning goal in the
442:In 1303 Roslin was the site of a
405:and Rosslyn Chapel, is fanciful.
607:
387:. The second element is clearly
283:Midlothian North and Musselburgh
70:
63:
47:
953:1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned
618:needs additional citations for
468:(or Sinclair) family. In 1456
16:Village in Midlothian, Scotland
1061:Mining communities in Scotland
71:
1:
971:"Rosslyn and the Grail Myths"
814:The place names of Midlothian
733:, was born in Roslin in 1839.
723:, their first win since 1902.
584:, owned by the family of the
788:National Records of Scotland
487:breakfasted at the inn with
36:Human settlement in Scotland
472:granted it the status of a
105:OS grid reference
1077:
816:. University of Edinburgh.
18:
383:) appears to derive from
291:
251:
211:
58:
53:The centre of the village
46:
929:"Rosslyn Castle History"
275:Scottish Parliament
25:Rosslyn (disambiguation)
1041:1st Roslin Boys Brigade
717:2016 Scottish Cup Final
29:Roslyn (disambiguation)
21:Roslin (disambiguation)
1056:Villages in Midlothian
1036:Roslin Village Website
812:Dixon, Norman (1947).
557:
191:Postcode district
998:published on msn.com.
555:
139:Lieutenancy area
727:John Lawson Johnston
642:"Roslin, Midlothian"
627:improve this article
331:55.85822°N 3.16942°W
171:Sovereign state
576:the subsequent film
556:Roslin War Memorial
327: /
933:The Landmark Trust
900:William Wordsworth
834:on 14 January 2015
749:Sinclair (surname)
558:
533:Places of interest
500:William Wordsworth
359:) is a village in
336:55.85822; -3.16942
257:UK Parliament
203:Dialling code
969:Hargraves, Neil.
871:. December 2012.
703:
702:
695:
677:
599:Notable residents
571:The Da Vinci Code
489:Alexander Nasmyth
421:State of New York
410:Village of Roslyn
346:
345:
121:Council area
99:1,770 (2022)
1068:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1009:"Rosslyn Castle"
1005:
999:
996:Associated Press
989:
983:
982:
980:
978:
966:
960:
950:
944:
943:
941:
939:
925:
916:
915:
913:
911:
896:
890:
889:
887:
885:
859:
853:
850:
844:
843:
841:
839:
824:
818:
817:
809:
800:
799:
797:
795:
780:
729:the inventor of
698:
691:
687:
684:
678:
676:
635:
611:
603:
593:Battle of Roslin
519:Roslin Institute
513:
351:(formerly spelt
342:
341:
339:
338:
337:
332:
328:
325:
324:
323:
320:
297:
165:
115:
114:
84:Location within
74:
73:
67:
51:
39:
1076:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1046:
1045:
1032:
1027:
1017:
1015:
1007:
1006:
1002:
990:
986:
976:
974:
968:
967:
963:
951:
947:
937:
935:
927:
926:
919:
909:
907:
898:
897:
893:
883:
881:
879:
861:
860:
856:
851:
847:
837:
835:
826:
825:
821:
811:
810:
803:
793:
791:
790:. 31 March 2022
782:
781:
777:
773:
740:
707:James Gillespie
699:
688:
682:
679:
636:
634:
624:
612:
601:
586:Earl of Rosslyn
562:Knights Templar
535:
523:Dolly the sheep
511:
496:J. M. W. Turner
433:
385:Scottish Gaelic
377:
335:
333:
329:
326:
321:
318:
316:
314:
313:
312:
295:
287:
269:
161:
151:
133:
110:
109:
91:
90:
89:
88:
82:
81:
80:
79:
75:
54:
37:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1074:
1072:
1064:
1063:
1058:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1038:
1031:
1030:External links
1028:
1026:
1025:
1013:Landmark Trust
1000:
994:, Sue Leeman,
984:
961:
945:
917:
906:. Bartleby.com
891:
877:
854:
845:
819:
801:
774:
772:
769:
768:
767:
761:
756:
754:Rosslyn Chapel
751:
746:
739:
736:
735:
734:
724:
710:
701:
700:
683:September 2020
615:
613:
606:
600:
597:
582:Rosslyn Castle
543:Rosslyn Chapel
534:
531:
508:William Morris
455:Rosslyn Chapel
432:
429:
376:
373:
344:
343:
311:
310:
308:
303:
298:
296:List of places
292:
289:
288:
286:
285:
279:
277:
271:
270:
268:
267:
261:
259:
253:
252:
249:
248:
243:
237:
236:
231:
225:
224:
219:
213:
212:
209:
208:
205:
199:
198:
193:
187:
186:
183:
177:
176:
175:United Kingdom
173:
167:
166:
159:
153:
152:
150:
149:
143:
141:
135:
134:
132:
131:
125:
123:
117:
116:
107:
101:
100:
97:
93:
92:
83:
77:
76:
69:
68:
62:
61:
60:
59:
56:
55:
52:
44:
43:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1073:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1014:
1010:
1004:
1001:
997:
993:
988:
985:
972:
965:
962:
958:
955:On This Day,
954:
949:
946:
934:
930:
924:
922:
918:
905:
901:
895:
892:
880:
878:9781849763868
874:
870:
866:
865:
858:
855:
849:
846:
833:
829:
823:
820:
815:
808:
806:
802:
789:
785:
779:
776:
770:
765:
762:
760:
759:Roslin Castle
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
744:Clan Sinclair
742:
741:
737:
732:
728:
725:
722:
718:
714:
711:
708:
705:
704:
697:
694:
686:
675:
672:
668:
665:
661:
658:
654:
651:
647:
644: –
643:
639:
638:Find sources:
632:
628:
622:
621:
616:This article
614:
610:
605:
604:
598:
596:
594:
589:
587:
583:
579:
577:
573:
572:
567:
563:
554:
550:
548:
547:Roslin Castle
544:
540:
532:
530:
528:
524:
520:
515:
509:
505:
501:
497:
492:
490:
486:
482:
481:James Boswell
477:
475:
471:
470:King James II
467:
462:
460:
456:
451:
449:
445:
440:
438:
430:
428:
426:
422:
419:
415:
411:
406:
404:
400:
399:
394:
390:
386:
382:
374:
372:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
340:
309:
307:
304:
302:
299:
294:
293:
290:
284:
281:
280:
278:
276:
266:
263:
262:
260:
258:
250:
247:
244:
242:
235:
232:
230:
223:
220:
218:
206:
204:
197:
194:
192:
184:
182:
174:
172:
164:
160:
158:
148:
145:
144:
142:
140:
130:
127:
126:
124:
122:
113:
108:
106:
98:
94:
87:
66:
57:
50:
40:
34:
30:
26:
22:
1016:. Retrieved
1003:
987:
975:. Retrieved
964:
948:
936:. Retrieved
908:. Retrieved
894:
882:. Retrieved
869:Tate Gallery
863:
857:
848:
838:27 September
836:. Retrieved
832:the original
822:
813:
792:. Retrieved
778:
764:Toros Roslin
689:
680:
670:
663:
656:
649:
637:
625:Please help
620:verification
617:
590:
580:
569:
566:Grail legend
559:
536:
516:
493:
485:Robert Burns
478:
463:
452:
441:
434:
407:
396:
392:
388:
380:
378:
356:
352:
348:
347:
33:
959:News online
539:Roslin Glen
527:Easter Bush
414:Long Island
334: /
1050:Categories
1018:9 February
977:9 February
938:9 February
910:9 February
884:9 February
771:References
713:David Gray
653:newspapers
425:Roslindale
361:Midlothian
319:55°51′30″N
265:Midlothian
147:Midlothian
129:Midlothian
96:Population
86:Midlothian
721:Hibernian
529:in 2011.
453:In 1446,
416:, in the
369:North Esk
365:Edinburgh
322:3°10′10″W
241:Ambulance
181:Post town
794:31 March
738:See also
564:and the
466:St Clair
398:Roseline
381:Roskelyn
375:The name
306:Scotland
246:Scottish
234:Scottish
222:Scotland
163:Scotland
112:NT268634
667:scholar
504:Dorothy
446:of the
431:History
353:Rosslyn
157:Country
875:
731:Bovril
669:
662:
655:
648:
640:
512:
444:battle
357:Roslyn
349:Roslin
217:Police
185:ROSLIN
78:Roslin
42:Roslin
27:, and
674:JSTOR
660:books
474:burgh
412:, on
403:Paris
393:riasg
389:linne
1020:2013
979:2013
940:2013
912:2013
886:2013
873:ISBN
840:2020
796:2022
719:for
646:news
545:and
437:Pict
418:U.S.
229:Fire
207:0131
196:EH25
957:BBC
629:by
355:or
1052::
1011:.
931:.
920:^
902:.
867:.
804:^
786:.
595:.
549:.
498:,
491:.
461:.
450:.
439:.
371:.
301:UK
23:,
1022:.
981:.
942:.
914:.
888:.
842:.
798:.
696:)
690:(
685:)
681:(
671:·
664:·
657:·
650:·
623:.
31:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.