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Rh EOSEDALE, WEST SIDE. 3L3 ROSENEATH. ROSEDALE, WEST SIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Lostingham, wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 11 miles N.W. of Pickering. It is situated near Kosedale, East Side, and had in Richard I.'s time a convent founded by Robert do Stuteville for Cistercian nuns, which at the Dissolution was valued at 42. Through the recent discovery of ironstone of excellent quality in the neighbourhood, this village has consider- ably improved. The dale is much resorted to in summer by pleasure parties. The soil is of various qualities, but tolerably fertile. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dice, of York, val. 94. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. ROSEDEN, or ROSDON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ilderton, N. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumber- land, 5 miles S.E. of Wooler, its post town, and 1 mile S.E. of Ilderton. It includes Roseden Edge, on which are the remains of a semicircular British camp with an inner wall of loose stones, supposed to have been squared by the Romans, and near to it is Bewick Hill camp. ROSEGILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Shap, co. West- moreland, 2 miles N.W. of Shap, on the river Lowther. ROSE GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Pagliam, hund. of Aldwick, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 4 miles S. of Chichester.' ROSE GREEN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Middlethird, CO. Tipperary, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Cashel. ROSE GROVE, a station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, where the Burnley and Todmorden branch turns off, 1 mile from Burnley. ROSEHALL, a district in the pars, of Creich and Kincardine, co. Ross, Scotland. Its principal attraction ia Rosehall House, situated amidst woods and pleasure- grounds near the confluence of Casslie water with the river Oickel. There are a Free Church and a mission chapel. ROSEHALL, a district in the par. of Old Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Airdrie. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the mines. ROSEHEARTY, a burgh of barony, seaport and market town in the par. of Pitsligo, co. Aberdeen, Scot- land, 4$ miles W. of Fraserburgh, and 16 N.E. of Banff. It is situated on the coast of the Moray Frith, and was created a burgh of barony by Charles II. It has a harbour capable of admitting vessels of from 80 to 100 tons, made at the expense of the lute Earl of Gardens- town. The chief imports are timber, coals, and salt, and the exports fish, potatoes, and grain. Rosehearty chiefly owes its prosperity to the discovery made in 1810 of the shore dues belonging to the feurs; and not to the superior. In connection with the town is a suburb designated Seatown. There are a Presbyterian church and a Free church, the former was erected in 1791, and the hitter in 1844. There are a parochial school and a female charity school, besides other schools of a private icter. ROSE HILL, a demesne in the co. of Forfar, Scotland, 4i miles N.E. of Brechin, belongs to the Earl of North- who takes the title of baron from this place. ROSE HILL, a hmlt. in Gilslaud, co. Cumberland, 5 miles from Haltwhistle. It is the station for Gilsland 'in the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. It is situ- in the vale of the river Irthing. ROSE ISLE, a hmlt. in the par. of Duffus, co. Elgin, r> miles N.W. of Elgin, near Burghead Bay. iEKKKN. See ROSSKEKX, co. Ross. JSELLE, a hmlt. and harbour on Bouley Bay, Isle Channel Islands, 4 miles N.E. of St. Helier's. ROSE-MARKET, or RHOSMARKET, a par. in the i. of Roose, co. Pembroke, 4 miles from Milford, its , and o N.W. of Pembroke. The village, which i of small extent, is situated upon the edge of a well- vale, arid is watered by a small rivulet. In the
 * ! urhood are the ruins of an old mansion, where

Vy.lters, mother of the Duke of Monmouth, was aorn. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 96. The church is dedicated to St. Ishmael. MARKIE, a par. in the district of Wester lioss, cos. Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is in con- junction with the town of Fortrose, which is within this parish. It extends in length about 6 miles from S.W. to N.E., and has an average breadth of from 2 to 3 miles. It is bounded by the Moray Frith, and by the pars, of Avoch, Kirkmichael, and Cromarty. The sur- face is moderately even, rising towards Mullbuy Hill. The coast is rocky in parts, with fearful precipices, full of caves, the resort of seals, otters, &c. ; but at the " links," in Rosemarkio I3ay, it assumes a more level character, and is frequented by the lovers of the golf game. A large portion of the land is in an excellent state of cultivation, and generally wears a thriving as- pect. The town of Koseinarkio "is about 6 miles S.W. of Cromarty, and is situated in a healthy spot at Cha- nonry ferry to Fort George. In the vicinity are the ruins of tho cathedral, once the seat of the bishops of Ross, containing the tomb of St. Boniface, the founder; of the Regent Murray, of David II. "s time ; and of a Danish chief, who fell at Mullbuy. There are also re- mains of an ancient cross. The prevailing rocks are the Old Red sandstone formation, but those of the sea cliffs are chiefly gneiss. This par. is in the presb. of Chanonry, synod of Ross, and in tho patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is 252. Tho parish church was erected in 1822. At Fortrose are a Free church, Episcopalian chapel, a chapel-of-ease, and a chapel for Baptists. There are also a parochial school and a Free Church school ; but the chief school is Fortrose academy, under the superintendence of tho rector. ROSEMOUNT, a station on the Perth, Blairgowrio, and Aberdeen section of the Scottish North-Eastern railway. ROSENALLIS, or OREGAN, a par. in tho bar. of Tinnahinch, Queen's County, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, containing the chief portion of the post town of Mount- mcllick. The parochial surface includes part of the Slicve- Bloom mountains. The river Barrow passes through the interior, as does also the road from Erno to Birr. There is much bog. Tho living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. 575. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, a police station, and several schools. Capard is among the chief seats. See also MoUSTMELLICK. ROSENEATH, ROSSNEATH, or ROSS - NA- CIIOICH, a par. in the co. of Dumbarton, Scotland. It comprises the vil. of its own name, and those of Kil- creggan and Cove. The parish extends in length about 8 miles, with a varying breadth of from lj mile to 2^ miles, and is connected on the N. by an isthmus about ! mile in breadth. It is bounded by Gairloch, the Frith of Clyde, and Loch-Long on its other sides. There is a ferry over the Gare Loch between the parishes of Rossneath and Row, but the current is strong. The surface is of an uneven character, the greatest altitude being at Tamnahara, which rises 800 feet above sea-level. Near to this mountain is a lake a mile in circumference, and abounding in perch. Tho low grounds in the southern part of the parish are fer- tile. The extent of coast lino is about 13 miles, the shore being partly sandy and partly rocky, and abound- ing with fish. There are two bays, called Campsaila and Callwattio, the former, celebrated for its anchorage and shores, was at an early period a station of the Scot- tish royal navies. Near the shore of the bay formerly stood a castle, which was restored in 1630 by the Mar- quis of Argyll, but was burnt down in the beginning of the present century. The present mansion, which occu- ?ies a site near the ruins of the old castle, is in the tiilian style of architecture, built by Bononi in 1803. In the grounds is Wallace's Loup rock, from which a wide prospect is obtained. Clay slate is the prevailing formation, and extensively quarried. There are excel- lent roads traversing the interior, and round tho coast. . The village of Roseneath, which is inconsiderable, is about 3 miles W. of Helensburgh. It is situated be- tween Lochs Gare and Long, on the N. side of the Frith of Clyde, and is sometimes called by the Gaelic name, Rott-na-Choich, or " virgin's point. Near the