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heather Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.5 30.9 63 89.4 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences11561 42 9 0 1 2
Number of authors49 26 16 4 1 2

Occurrences of heather in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
uifed ower wi sods o gress an heather by John Broun an his freens, on page 28
ee years' clart an stour wi a heather besom; reddin oot a midden's- on page 42
pport a new theikin o turf an heather. There were field stanes a-pl on page 50
m never tuik his Bess tae the heather. For months efterhaun he wis on page 54
tted ae day, as they sat on a heather bank for a rest, 'for I'm no on page 75

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e a young lawdie an the stiff heather wis streetched oot as ar enor on page 77

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
though except her bosom buddy Heather Fisher an a new lassie on page 169

8 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
he Canadian author an airtist Heather Spears' novel The Flourish. T on page 59

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
, there lived twa princesses, Heather an Katie, wha loved animals a on page 97
it that he would ask Princess Heather an Princess Katie. When news on page 99
"Mr Unicorn," asked Heather. "Do you want to stay in the on page 100
"On condition that Princess Heather an Princess Katie can come to on page 101

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
nd as he daunered through the heather, chantin tae himsel, he sudde on page 50
est _--aw whins and ferns and heather - but ticht-set gress, quiet on page 163

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Had died oan the heather's frothfly spittle. on page 112

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Hercules set oot across the heather tae find the Lion o Nemea. He on page 7

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
er for a body haikin ower the heather-happit braes o the Lammermuir on page 65

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
a. Kilmaurnock can be prood o Heather Heywood, whase singin o Bonni on page 77

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 73 - The Unco Spate, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Dundee, poetry
amang the heather, on page 11

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
© Heather Silverwood
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
© Heather Silverwood
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
, The bawkie and the bat, The heather bleet, the mire snipe, How ma
ark is the same thing and the heather bleet is anither name for the
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
hostit the event wi his wife Heather as weel as huvin tea, coffee

McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ower Drummossie’s wire-trap heather,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
the folk, an' ma heid like a heather cowe. An' on the Sabbath morn
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Frieda Morrison and Alistair Heather—twa guid Scots leid present
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
the early 1960s an the White Heather Club wis staple fare. Scotlan
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
thaim, an fínish up wi Ally Heather's BBC Social videos, that tel
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
nguage - thon's a gien. Ally Heather's 'Rebel Tongue' telt us whit
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
tivist an jurnalist, Alistair Heather.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
e wind blawin ower the ragged heather, the collapsed brochs, the tu
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e o Strathnaver, tae Alistair Heather.
ay, but gin ye rake amang the heather, the auld stanes o the biggin
, an there’s just naething. Heather an space whaur fowk an hooses
3 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
awa the snaw tae feed on the heather an gress. The keepers organis
ike the hares, grouse feed on heather an gress. Sae it leuks tae me
2 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
ae breinge ower their acres o heather and birks. Even in places lik
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n’s boggy an wet, the thick heather an bracken slick wae mornin d
e hill oer the thick, springy heather interspersed wae loose escarp
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
acle in the sky an bathes the heather strewn mountains in its light
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
he janny hissel an sent in bi Heather Thom, a Scots Tung maimber:-
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Heather Silverwood, a Scots Tung maim
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
scraps o birsilt heather, and the rocks,
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
a heather brae that rose fur miles an m
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
. It's no exackly lucky-white-heather Ah know, but hud Sister Josep
1 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
Ye'll mind o 'Heather wi the weather' but whit aboo (2018) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
bairn's shanks warslet up its heather-happit braes ablo a strang si on page 55
sypit fae trumpin throwe the heather, there was little pynt in tir on page 56

2 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
the roch row o heather. on page 88

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Wi purple heather Strathdon's ableeze By the bi on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
hi grun. Tae oor surprise thi heather joy wis air, So tae shuv en t on page 19
r tyme aa thi wuiy en, We thi heather joy along side keeping an eye on page 20
22 feit Creel Boatie caad thi Heather Joy, an we wurket a hunner an on page 29

6 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
the heather on the road tae Aipplecross. on page 16

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Thacket wi the heather fine
Half-thacket wi the heather fine.
They cudna get mair heather poo’ed
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Bonny is the heather wi it's purple hue,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
The hett sun beat doon on the heather on the Hill o Leddrach, crumm
aff wi her haun, a crummle o heather flakin aff an reistin in the
mmles frae her piece ower the heather, and ran doon the brae tae me
s o her button-buits inno the heather, climmin farrer roon the Hill
fur the brae wis steep an the heather lang an wirey.
7 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
through the knots an twists o heather on that hillside, that the an
ver it wis that lurked in the heather, although this tailed aff a b
had traversed intae the deep heather.
ged – discardit doon in the heather nae far fae the ghillie’s t
4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
itssel, cairpetit wi the bell-heather growin abin pate-baunks. Wi a
s, blithlie chowin awa at the heather an blaeberry busses.
aeberry leafs an a chow o the heather sproots. Efter aboot ten meen
throu the heather. Aheid a wee, oo seed a roond
ower burds coorin doon in the heather, yonder,” A sayed.
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
aad Braemar. He’d a rowth o heather tae play in, an mony friens i
he howes war happit wi purple heather, mony fowk travelled tae Rory
n drappit like rain intae the heather at his feet. Foo he langed, j
3 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
r mooth wi the taste o' honey heather
1 matches

Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
The tap wis stracht and the heather rank
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
ony a foreigner, thristles or heather is fit first springs tae mynd
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
er. ‘Well/Killie nae set the heather Utd hard tae say, but Hibs.. (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
eesideDon @watterloony Puckle heather in make ye feel t hame(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
rmacadam is warmer than soggy heather on peat. I'm wi the yowe! (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
There's the purple o the heather and the daisies, white as sno on page 48

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
mussa-kruppen among the heather on page 79

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Heather Blether on page 14

4 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And purple heather, leadan them past bank on page 60

3 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an hei hed ae gey strang, ‘Heather Loup’. Weil A mynd, whan A
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Rid burd an heather-broon hare, on page 38

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An tha heather an whins an gowans soomin on page 53

1 matches

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