Rosneath (locality)
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Rosneath Scottish Gaelic Ros Neimhidh |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 1 ′ N , 4 ° 48 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 849 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | HELENSBURGH | ||
| ZIP code section | G84 | ||
| prefix | 01436 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Dumbarton | ||
Rosneath ( Scottish Gaelic Ros Neimhidh ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . It is located in the southeast of the Rosneath peninsula on the banks of the Gare Loch inlet opposite the village of Rhu . Helensburgh is about four kilometers east and Greenock six kilometers south. The 2011 census recorded 849 residents in Rosneath. This means that the number of inhabitants has fallen by 544 since 1991. In 1881 there were 1994 residents in Rosneath.
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Rosneath is located on the B833, which approximates the coastline of the peninsula. There is no rail link and it was not available in the past. The village has a jetty that was used regularly in the 19th century. During the Second World War it was used as a naval base, at which, for example, the landing on the African coast was prepared. Military facilities are still in operation there today.
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In Rosneath there are four monuments from the highest Scottish monument category A. The site of today's St Modan's Parish Church was probably a church site since the 7th century. The current structure dates from 1854. Rosneath Castle , a 16th century castle, burned down in 1947 and was finally demolished in 1961. Various buildings on its land are now listed, including the bathhouse and the castle farm in category A. Lastly, the Ferry Inn country house can be found there, which was built in 1897 according to plans by Edwin Lutyens .
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ a b Rosneath. Argyll and Bute. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
- ↑ entry. In: Gazetteer for Scotland. 2011.
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Rosneath. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 6: (Pet - Zet). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1885, pp. 262-263 .
