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

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. The village was the home of Major Andrew MacDonald, who fought in the

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It was originally a scattered

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village, until the opening of the Rogart railway station at

Pittentrail Pittentrail ( gd, Bad an Tràill ''or'' Baile an Tràill, italic=invert) is a hamlet on the A839 road, in the Rogart parish in east Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands. The River Fleet runs to the south. The settlement became better known in th ...

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 Golspie ( , gd, Goillspidh) is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350. History The name derives from the Norse for "gull ...

is east of Rogart.

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