Château de Roslin

Le château de Roslin, en anglais Roslin Castle (parfois écrit Rosslyn) est un château partiellement en ruine proche du village de Roslin, dans le Midlothian en Écosse. Il est situé à 15 kilomètres au sud d'Édimbourg, sur la rive nord du North Esk (en), à quelques centaines de mètres seulement de la fameuse chapelle Rosslyn. Cet emplacement abrite un château depuis le début du XIVe siècle, quand la famille Sinclair, Comtes de Caithness et Barons de Roslin, fortifia le site. Les ruines actuelles sont toutefois légèrement plus récentes. Le château fut reconstruit à la suite de sa destruction lors de la guerre de Rough Wooing de 1544. Bâtie sur les falaises du Roslin Glen, cette construction est demeurée partiellement habitable depuis lors. Le château est accessible par un pont élevé remplaçant un ancien pont-levis. Roslin fut rénové dans les années 1980 et sert maintenant de logement de vacances.

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Roslin Castle

Roslin Castle (sometimes spelt Rosslyn) is a partially ruined castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located around 9 mi (14 km) south of Edinburgh, on the north bank of the North Esk, only a few hundred metres from the famous Rosslyn Chapel. There has been a castle on the site since the early 14th century, when the Sinclair family, Earls of Caithness and Barons of Roslin, fortified the site, although the present ruins are of slightly later date. Following destruction during the War of the Rough Wooing of 1544, the castle was rebuilt. This structure, built into the cliffs of Roslin Glen, has remained at least partially habitable ever since. The castle is accessed via a high bridge, which replaced an earlier drawbridge. Roslin was renovated in the 1980s and now serves as holiday accommodation.

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Roslin Glen Country Park

Roslin Glen Country Park is a wooded glen in the North Esk Valley, near the village of Roslin in Scotland. It contains walks with several places of interest along the way, including Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin Castle, Wallace's Cave and Hawthornden Castle.

Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. The chapel was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness with a ground-breaking ceremony in 1456. After the Scottish Reformation in 1560, it was largely abandoned but, following a visit by Queen Victoria, it was rededicated in 1862. It was the target of a bombing in 1914 during the suffragette bombing and arson campaign. The interior contains some fine carvings which many historians have sought to interpret. Since the late 1980s, the chapel has been the subject of speculative theories concerning a connection with the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail, and Freemasonry. It was prominently featured in this role in Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code (2003) and its 2006 film adaptation. Medieval historians say these accounts have no basis in fact. Rosslyn Chapel remains privately owned.

Battle of Roslin

The Battle of Roslin on 24 February 1303 was a Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near the village of Roslin, where a force led by the Scots John Comyn and Sir Simon Fraser ambushed and defeated an English reconnaissance party under Lord John Segrave.

Rosslyn Castle railway station

Rosslyn Castle railway station served the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland from 1872 to 1959 on the Penicuik Railway.