Roslin, Midlothian

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Roslin (sometimes spelt Rosslyn) is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, to the south of the Scottish capital city Edinburgh. It is situated approximately 12 miles (20 km) from Edinburgh Airport.

• Rosslyn Chapel
• Roslin Castle
• Battle of Roslin, 1303 [1]
• Roslin Institute, where Dolly the Sheep was cloned.

The name Roslin derives from the Celtic words "ross", a rocky promontory, and "lynn", a waterfall. Legend has it the village was founded in 203 A.D. by Asterius, a Pict. Roslin became important as the seat of the St. Clair family. In 1456 King James II granted it the status of a burgh. Coal mining has been a major occupation from the twelfth to the late twentieth centuries.

There is now a country park in Roslin Glen.

The Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Roslyn was named for Roslin, as was Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts.