Rosemarkie
Rosemarkie
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 Rosemarkie seen from the beach | |
  Rosemarkie Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| Population | 640 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NH736577 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Fortrose |
| Postcode district | IV10 8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Rosemarkie (
Scottish Gaelic: Ros Mhaircnidh meaning "promontory[3] of the horse stream") is a village on the south coast of the Black Isle peninsula in Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty), northern Scotland
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Geography
Rosemarkie lies a quarter of a mile east of the town of
RSPB nature reserve. [4]
Rosemarkie fronts on a wide, picturesque bay, with views of
dolphins.[citation needed
]
The village is linked to Inverness by broadly hourly bus services, which are provided by Stagecoach Group.[5][6][failed verification]
Pictish stones
Rosemarkie is probably best known for its collection of finely carved
Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh
.
Notable people
- Vince Jack (1933–2006), footballer
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ The Online Scots Dictionary
- ^ Watson WJ Celtic Placenames of Scotland Blackwood 1926
- ^ "Fairy Glen". RSPB. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Your personalised timetable - Download a full timetable Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Full timetable. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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