A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of field in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t nosy she tanked acroass the field efter it, an wis jist in time on page 8

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Bi the lea-field an heel oorsels in! on page 12

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 82 - The Gowden Boat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ane wee paddy-field, nane but masel - on page 15

2 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Wee Josie ahin the bar had a field day diggin the bottles fae oo on page 76

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
in Flaunders field. on page 9

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
as we trek through the frozen field, aw crunchin underfoot as we on page 16
fur Danny, but he's doon the field, away a walk wae that wee bur on page 27
at somebody's dumped doon the field. A pick it up n it's all eyez on page 28
ho isnae a natural ss track n field man, looks like he's goin tae on page 46

4 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Owre field an bonnie brae, on page 14

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
ss and glen and wey and toun, field and burn and baest; and that on page 55

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n heaved the box awa ower the field. on page 1

4 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ers o brave men dee'd on that field or in the hunt that followed; on page 27
henceforth aa conventicles an field meetins were illegal, an that on page 33
ken pike he'd liftit frae the field o battle, his hert hemmerin o on page 37
st, an nou tryin tae flee the field o battle; a field weel won by on page 38
o turf an heather. There were field stanes a-plenty tae fill a sl on page 50
Also on pages 52
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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
ad been running oot the back field and how hard ad been 'trainin on page 38

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Joes Field on page 47
rd-world mun. Here whaur Joes field on page 48

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
se tae bein ae a level playin field. Never mind tryin tae take th on page 28
rtin tae move steadily up the field. Maybe this is the right time on page 36
llin awey fae the rest ae the field. Me and Aldo start roarin at on page 42

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
pon like a body tethered in a field wi a radgie bull streekin tow on page 106
ie parabola on tae the playin field ayont. She landed on the gras on page 108

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an moved ti anither field, on page 32

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ere cut doun as they fled the field. Alexander, nou aw wis calm, on page 20
bein nippit by the great ice field. In sic situations, wi the me on page 36
ement o the sea alow, the ice field wis fou o hummocks an cliffs on page 38

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
er look lik She belonged in a field - an a weirdo haircut that w on page 126
Ma ma an da wur huvin a field day talkin aboot Wully McCoy on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'I could eat the haill field!' said Granda Jock, grinnin w on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e gang an howk a hole in some field an bury it aa? on page 105
keep mind, wance ye negleck a field on page 118
tin an mowin lik beasts o the field, til they wir duin in on page 121

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Like the last breith on the field o Flodden on page 52
Haurd as the field o dyin sicht at Flodden. on page 53
But a braid flat field o gray, on page 57
Viewed frae the fermer's field on page 71
Plous every field, creauts convention. on page 102

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ve hud a field day wi him. on page 7
ck and Victor would' ve hud a field day in the amusements near Po on page 22

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
"a bricht bere meadow" til "a field o' stanes". For a younker rea on page 58

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
He telt o workin in his field, on page 7
meenit an we'd be stuck in a field in the middle o naewhaur. on page 19

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
d there's three hunner in the field, sae hoo mony's left efter an on page vii
in ma field aboot three o clock in the mo on page 10
they raxed tae the neuk o the field aside the pine-widd, where He on page 12

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
roon the roch ploued field o hajany airbase on page 10
the field aa slidderie on page 13
hard frost at the side o the field on page 18
eleven men on a fitba field on page 70

4 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ooers o the forest at Flodden Field! They tried tae lay hauns on on page 120

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Pairt I: The Kirk o Field Affair, on page 14
Mary: At Kirk o Field - I'm telt, on page 24
hundreds deid on the field. on page 35

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
in the flood-dyke, wi hauf a field o corn no there, an the ither on page 17

2 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wis faain ower the furrit field on page 7

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
was still. Fae the edge o the field whaur the wuids began he hear on page 17
stuid there trummelin in the field, a muckle thirlt dragon, as g on page 18

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
hon unco shift fae the lan an field ti the toun an factorie assoc on page 21

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
torial post on a journal in a field wantin her ain thorouness and on page 96

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
on a sable field. on page 32

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
haill, see, forhooiet on the field on page 31

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Motherwell dane his field wark amang the wabsters o Kil on page 69

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Garnished wi herbs fae field an hedge, on page 62

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Ower the muck o Flanders Field on page 103

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
us bi a braw auld sojer i the field (atweill, bi twa auld sojers, on page 136

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
in at, as an academic in this field, Ah sud lang syne hae providi on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ept durin the day, mibbi in a field or a shed an sometimes even i on page 47

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
reivit bi an auld sojer i the field, an a bodie wha's taen tent o on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e, but it daes hae a magnetic field. The gravity is jist ower a t
cauld, Uranus haes a magnetic field that is orra. It daesna come
ut fykie ions in the magnetic field micht hae something tae dae w
e o the starns in the scowp's field – garrin the starn dim a we
o this tae date. A muckle ice field made o nitrogen and methane s
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
id strauns o acteivitie i the field.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
net is shawn the Google inpit field, the chances is thay ken weel
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Anither field wi rich semantic gleanins is
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
in the status o the leid as a field o
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Ah jumped the fence intae the field. She stood still.
ltin doon the path across the field. The only thing ah could see
oon the road, she ran. Up the field an ower the hill. Ah ran ahin
3 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
verra awaur an thrang in the field. This pits us in a guid posei
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t (tho his aulder wark i this field isna braid), that i thae airl
nie o Scott’s warks in this field, at uised
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
ted on a palfrey, surveys the field
o ploo an pasture, field an hill,
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
re awready oot in the morning field, onybody wha'd managed a wink
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ver a very wide and intricate field of universal history; facts s
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
It wisnae a perfect field o battle, but certainly it wi
the Scottish cavalry left the field wi’oot engagin. Naebody ken
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
But ae field o science couldnae mak ony ad
discoveries bein made in ilka field. But the doctors war still st
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ad an throu the fence intae a field. Livin in the Lawlands, near
I’v been agin field sports aw ma days, an whiles
2 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
been successful in yer chosen field.’ he nods alang wae me in c
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
across fae the house, in the field by the cliffs. Do yi believe
been tempted tae walk in the field. I wis lying in bed, looking
cuts through the middle o the field towards the cliffs and headed
ow o the yella plants fae the field – it aw flipped and wrapped
st in dots floating above the field, falling doon in a tiny spray
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ove his company richt oot the field, e'en tho they war a guid sic
air standart cairriet aff the field in safety an then they lodged
erin tailors wis weel aff the field a guid mile's distance awa.
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
intae Scots wus lik plooin a field. The first draft wus jist whi
t wi ivverie re-plooin o that field Ah howkit deeper intae ma mai
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Fox, Colin Roy directly in ma field o’ fire. A pit the piece ta
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Bogle staunin in an adjacent field. He didnae hae onie brains, D
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
er, widnae be telt aboot this field bein’ aw’ wrang fir us! E
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
e, they kent ivery inch o the field, and in fact unnerstuid the h
mp steidy roond and roond the field wi a pig walkin ahint them an
and aften as they laid in the field they wad aa stert bleatin ‘
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
’ve seen waur. Ah’ve seen field amputations. For the loun’s
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
time ah cut it. Like a bloody field ay wheat, it is, makin it an
1 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
y. Then they stay in that wee field, grazing till they’re fat o
1 matches

Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
denly, a monstrous luckin mid-field player crossit an ootstandin
he ghaists an ghouls, oan the field afore him, turnt wae richt sp
2 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
onship wi the EU, but it is a field that is mair an mair vital in
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
re’. Hooivver, the semantic field o the Scots verb is faur mair
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
iance tae him. Only thing wis field preachin wis still declared i
ae accept it an continued his field preachin. The Privy Cooncil o

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
r and then we aw luked at the field ahint an fell silent as we mi

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
tae join in his intention tae field preach, tried tae convince th
Cameron taks aff on his field preachin mission. Ane ither p
d in wi Cameron’s plans fur field preachin. Sometimes they wur
ll se why the morn. Durin his field preachin Cameron wud gie comm

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
in Sooth Lanarkshire aifter a field preachin meetin nearby

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
years ago. Standing stones in field just before lay-by. If you lo(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Ah've emailed Scottish Field tae ask if the lassie wha rev(2020) search twitter
ill he noo rin up an doon the field while we tak pot shots like s(2020) search twitter
ggins Dis that fanny no hae a field tae rin up and doon wae a wee(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
sroots game - a could easily field a dream team! (2021) twitter link
decisions again oan the fitba field lol (2020) twitter link
hips wae tatties nicked fae a field lol (2021) twitter link
- its a tier 3 level playin field - ie u kin go anywhere n no (2020) twitter link

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
s in a pound; I could coont a field o stots nae bather and hae a on page 124

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
wi field marshalls, knapsacks crammed on page 10

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
i curiosity, she ran across e field efter id, an wis joost in tim on page 8

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
cht nor skive his work in the field by day. Fowks wantit an excus on page 118

2 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
s interest in that scientific field, in the balance that let thin on page 125

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
s interest in that scientific field, in the balance that let thin
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
dressin rooms, banned fae the field o play an him nae even playin
field o play. It's often spoken abo
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
he tractor. The tractor wis a Field Marshall. (POM POM) We
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
From the field of his fame fresh and gory:
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n fifty yairds frae the paddy field wi her thrapple cuttit frae l
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e, that the animal wis in his field o view for mair than just a m
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the S.O.E. ever put into the field with a string of assassinatio
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t the wound and put on a huge field dressing an said, “Yer luck
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ines tae reverse the magnetic field- - - - !”
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
ed oot o the kirkyard intae a field. He tripped ower something in
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
a muck spreader gang doon the field. I Ken it's called Pittodrie (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wir hay's still lyan in the field - hid's rottan wi the weet. on page 20
I'd like tae play the field again. Relive some wasted you on page 39
aal set tae start playan the field. on page 42
nd the lime green o the shorn field when the silage cutteen's deu on page 48
I wis the top man in me field, there wis no doot o that. on page 68

5 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Wupped up in wires, bae a field on page 9

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
me tae see his pownies in the field roond the side o his shed. on page 33
Breer field on page 65
The soond o an ott field blowan in a hushie o wind on page 94
roonded up and back in their field but no afor they'ed aten the on page 128
o the raffle and back in the field wae the rest o the caddies an on page 129

7 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
r in the hoose, the waal in a field past the post offees on page 35
eclare a wife could lay oot a field on page 72
In fae the guttery field wae a neep an twathree tattie on page 117

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ce. Hid turns oot that in the field hospitals there wir so many w on page 39

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
No hey tae cairt, no field tae ploo on page 141

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tchers fly in unison ower the field o breer on page 16

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
s are aff cavortan across the field, on page 146

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a stubble field. on page 93

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Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
Mainland. A merlin crosses a field in a January gale, eight inch
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
established his factory in a field he bowt fae a ferm in his hom
1 matches

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Continuous at sea defence, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2015) Shetland, poetry
wid du no ploo da rich field
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
intae the field it comes, fetchin fodder. on page 163

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
finnd oot, she rin across th field efter eet, an was jist in tim on page 8

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
tak tent o the haill cultural field, an no be aye juist dyperin t on page 5

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Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
airns, ti haud forrit til the field o battil, in the name o Greed
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an A mynd on ‘um plooin yon field it the back o oor hoose, atwe
field, anenst the Howcleuch Burn, s
2 matches

Ulster

Hanna, Wendy Gaitherin’ Purdas!, (Facebook - Schomberg Society 2020) Ulster, poetry
Tae the field wi the hoker, going ditch to
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
The Proota Field
he rest o them before the the field they'd mak.
Up at the field they would clamber oot and ha
o the digger came frae up the field ye know
But the tae in a proota field was a treat that would never
6 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
ut aff ye before ye reach the field.(2019) search twitter