ðə ɹˈɑːslɪn sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ɪz ɐ pɹˈɑːdʌkt ʌvðə "ɹˈʊɹɹəl sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ˈækt" ʌvwˈɪtʃ wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni ɪntˈɛnts wʌz tə mˈuːv bˈɛɹɪəl ɡɹˈaʊndz ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə lˈoʊkəl tʃˈɜːtʃ ænd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi æz wˈɛl æz tə dɪzˈaɪn ðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ɪn ɐ pˈɑːɹk lˈaɪk sˈɛɾɪŋ.
The Roslyn Cemetery is a product of the "Rural Cemetery Act" of which one of the many intents was to move burial grounds away from the local church and community as well as to design the grounds in a park like setting.