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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSNEATH | Roseneath Roseneath Roseneath Roseneath Roseneath Rosneath Rosneath Rosneath Rosneath |
Old Stat Act [Statistical Account] New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer County Map Sheriff's Return Origines Parochiales Scotiae Chalmer's Caledonia New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Irving's History |
The surmises indulged in regarding the origin of the name Rosneath are endless. Among the most plausible are Rhos-noeth, "the bare or unwooded promontory", Ros-na-choich, the virgin's promontory", and Ross-Neyt, "the point of Neyt or Neueth". The first is the derivation commonly accepted and corresponds with what is supposed to have been the condition of the peninsula in ancient times, the second is supported by the assertion that there was a church in the district, reared by an Earl of Lennox to the memory of the blessed Virgin, and the third by a practice observed among early writers of spelling the name Neueth and Neyt. This latter, however, is too slender a basis upon which to construct an etymology, for in the books of the very monastic establishment in which Rosneath is described as Neueth and Neyt, it is also called Rosneth and Rosnith. In the Cartularium de Levenax, the territory is described in one Charter |
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