Rogart ( , , meaning "great enclosed field") is a small village in

Sutherland Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire (later ...

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

, Scotland. The village was the home of Major Andrew MacDonald, who fought in the French and Indian War. Andrew MacDonald (1721 - 1812)

It was originally a scattered crofting village, until the opening of the

Rogart railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Rogart Station - geograph.org.uk - 1854168.jpg , caption = The station in 2010, looking west , borough = Rogart, Highland , country ...

at Pittentrail to the southeast. A newer industrial village grew after the arrival of the railway in 1886, with the older village remaining. The village of Golspie is east of Rogart.

References

Populated places in Sutherland {{Highland-geo-stub