Not trying to be facetious but...
you might as well ask why "rough" is pronounced "ruff" which is a word in
it's own right.
I have pondered the same question and with members of the Rosslyn Chapel
Trust --- all we come up with is:
"That is the way it is always been done"
Rory
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sinclair" <labehotierre@wanadoo.fr>
To: <sinclair@quarterman.org>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: William Sinclair, builder of Rosslyn Chapel
> The question is why spe;; the chapel one way (Rosslyn) and the town
another
> (Roslin)
>
> Sinclair
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