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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ROSEMARKIE BURN Rosemarkie Burn
Rosemarkie Burn
Rosemarkie Burn
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Wood RosemarKie Manse
Revd. [Reverend] S. Fraser Fortrose
Mr J. Watson Fortrose
078; 090 This is a tolerable sized Stream bearing this name from a pond in the District called Whitebog, where it flows in a southwardly direction for some distance where in turns eastwardly for some distance until it runs into the Rosemarkie Bay at the Village of RosemarKie.
ROSEMARKIE [Village] Rosemarkie
Rosemarkie
Rosemarkie
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Wood Ph [Parish] Minister
Revd. [Reverend] S. Fraser
Mr J. Watson
090 This is a Small country Village on the east Shore of the Moray Firth Consisting of one Street the houses are mostly one Storey high partly Slated and partly thatched, it Contains one Church two Schools three Public Houses and a few small grocers Shops there is a good Corn Mill at the east end of Bridge Street worKed by Water power it contains no Public building, is lighted by the Burgh of Fortrose with Paraffine Oil in the winter Season RosemarKie was anciently a separate royal burgh having been erected into such by Alexander II but it was united with Chanonry (the ancient name of Fortrose) by a charter granted by James II in 1444 for all political purposes under the common name of Fortrose. The old name of Rosemarkie is still however used to distinguish it from Chanonry now generally termed Fortrose

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Ross Shire -- Parish of Rosemarkie

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