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Coordinates: 57°41′N 4°12′W / 57.683°N 4.200°W / 57.683; -4.200
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Rosskeen Free Church
Rosskeen Parish Church

Rosskeen is a parish in Ross and Cromarty on the Cromarty Firth in northern Scotland, containing the settlements of Invergordon, Bridgend and Saltburn.[1] It lies on the A9 between Inverness and Thurso.

Notable Buildings

  • Newmore Farmhouse (1845) by Andrew Maitland[2]
  • Rosskeen Parish Church (1833) under threat of demolition since 1972[3]
  • Rosskeen Free Church (c.1870)

Invergordon Castle was formerly the principal residence but was demolished in 1928.[4]

Notable Features

The Rosskeen Stone, a prehistoric standing stone.

The highest hill in the parish is Cairn Coinneag, around 1000m high. The parish contains two rivers: Balnagowan (Rorie) and the Alness.[5]

Notable Persons

Very Rev John MacDonald (1860-1947) Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1915.[6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp430-443
  2. ^ http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100378
  3. ^ https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/891557
  4. ^ https://canmore.org.uk/site/13621/invergordon-castle
  5. ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp430-443
  6. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196947338/john-macdonald


57°41′N 4°12′W / 57.683°N 4.200°W / 57.683; -4.200

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