Everything about Roslin Midlothian totally explained
Roslin (sometimes spelt
Rosslyn or
Roslyn) is a village in
Midlothian,
Scotland, to the south of the Scottish capital city
Edinburgh. It is situated approximately 12 miles (20 km) from
Edinburgh Airport.
History
The name Roslin derives from the
Celtic words "ross", a rocky promontory, and "lynn", a waterfall. Legend has it the village was founded in 203 A.D. by Asterius, a
Pict.
In 1303 Roslin was the site of a
battle of the
First War of Scottish Independence.
Roslin became important as the seat of the St. Clair family. In 1456
King James II granted it the status of a
burgh. Coal mining has been a major occupation from the twelfth to the late twentieth centuries.
Places of Interest
The village sits on the west side of
Roslin Glen, now a country park. Overlooking the Glen are
Rosslyn Chapel and
Roslin Castle.
The elaborately carved chapel has long been associated with the
Knights Templars and the
Grail legend, and featured in the best selling book
The Da Vinci Code. The popularity of the book and the use of the chapel as a location in the subsequent
film greatly increased the number of visitors to the village.
The castle, owned by the family of the
Earl of Rosslyn since the 14th century, is in partial ruins. The inhabitable parts are let as holiday accommodation.
On the north-western side of the village is
Roslin Institute, a biological reseach instute, where in 1996
Dolly the sheep became the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell.
Famous residents
John Lawson Johnston the inventor of
Bovril, was born in Roslin in 1839.
Mystical theory on the origin of the name
It is suggested by some that the name Roslin has a
mystical origin
(External Link
) from a
meridian or
ley line named the
Roseline, predating the
Paris Meridian (External Link), running directly through the chapel.
Other Roslins
The
Dunedin,
New Zealand suburb of
Roslyn was named after Roslin; as was
Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts as well as Roslin, Ontario, Canada.
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