Roseisle, also known as Old Town, is a village in the parish of
Duffus
Duffus ( gd, Dubhais) is a village and parish in Moray, Scotland.
The Duffus Village Inn, the local shop, Post Office and Duffus Village Hall provide a focal point for the community. Nearby are the remains of Duffus Castle, St. Peters' Kirk, a ...
, near
Elgin,
Moray, in the
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* Strathspey, Scotland, an area in the Highlands of Scotland
* Strathspey Camanachd
Strathspey Camanachd is a shinty club based in Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland, currently competing in the ...
region of
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
.
History
A charter was given to
William, son of Freskin from King
William I of Scotland
William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 11 ...
, of the lands of Roseisle between 1165 and 1171.
Roseisle was sold by
Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray to Alexander Sutherland, 1st Lord Duffus in 1653. The estate was purchased by Archibald Dunbar of Northfield who then sold Roseisle to
John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland in 1729.
Notable people
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Ethel Baxter
Ethelreda Baxter (22 October 1883 – 16 August 1963) was a Scottish cook and businesswoman. She was a second generation member of the family that established the Baxters food processing company, based in Fochabers, Moray.
Family life
Baxter w ...
, member of the
Baxters
Baxters Food Group Limited, also known as Baxters of Speyside or Baxters, is a food processing company, based in Fochabers, Scotland. It produces foods such as Soup, canned soups, canned meat products, Pickling, sour pickles, sauces, vinegars, A ...
food company, cook and businesswoman.
See also
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Roseisle, Manitoba
Roseisle is an unincorporated community in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 96 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin
Dufferin is a rural municipality in the province of M ...
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Roseisle distillery
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Roseisle Beach
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Roseisle Forest
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College of Roseisle
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List of places in Moray
''Map of places in Moray compiled from this list''
This List of places in Moray is a list of links for any town, village or hamlet (place), hamlet in the Moray Council areas of Scotland, council area of Scotland.
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References
Moray
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