Roslin is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, 11 kilometres to the south of the capital city Edinburgh. It stands on high ground, near the northwest bank of the river North Esk. The name Roslin appears to derive from Scottish Gaelic. The second element is clearly linne usually meaning a pond or a lake, but here probably means a waterfall and refers to the nearby Li…Roslin is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, 11 kilometres to the south of the capital city Edinburgh. It stands on high ground, near the northwest bank of the river North Esk. The name Roslin appears to derive from Scottish Gaelic. The second element is clearly linne usually meaning a pond or a lake, but here probably means a waterfall and refers to the nearby Linn of Roslin. The first element is more obscure, but may derive from riasg meaning a peat moor. The theory that it is a corruption of Rose line, a supposed medieval meridian passing through Paris and Rosslyn Chapel, is fanciful.
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