| rocks | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 26.8 | 89 | 47 |
| ORK - Orkney | 59.6 | 6 | 3 |
| SHD - Shetland | 34.9 | 6 | 5 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 9.8 | 3 | 3 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | 162.8 | 1 | 1 |
| ABN - Aberdeen | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| DOR - General Northern | 26.6 | 6 | 5 |
| NEC - North East Central | 91.7 | 2 | 1 |
| SEC - (South) East Central | 12.9 | 5 | 4 |
| WCE - West Central | 13.3 | 3 | 3 |
| DUN - Dundee | 21.2 | 2 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 31 | 5 | 1 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 40.2 | 8 | 5 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | |||
| LAL - General Central | 39.4 | 30 | 8 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 69.7 | 5 | 5 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 98.5 | 3 | 1 |
| GUL - General Ulster | 28.4 | 1 | 1 |
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
sweeman below the rocks, on page 123
A Double Shag on the Rocks on page 136
2 matches
Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
ower the slidy ebb steens an rocks, an than ower the muckle kung
ae atween the crevices o' the rocks. Mabbie he inherited the will
doon there fishin aff o' the rocks some night sune.
3 matches
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
storm at drave da ship ipo da rocks drave up graet mountains a wa on page 56
1 matches
Manson, Finnley Wir Beach, (Scots Hoose 2017) Shetland, weans
Aa da rocks is slippery
Da waves smashin da rocks
2 matches
Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
izens o muckle, black, coorse rocks an skerries on da wye oot oâ€
1 matches
Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
While dey were climmin in da rocks, dey fun a cave. It wis a bri
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Rocks, caves, lochs, muirlan dens a
1 matches
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
he day. Seen lichen on muckle rocks an boulders on raised beach a (2021) twitter link
Lawrie, Alistair Northwords Now 45 - The Win, (Northwords Now 2024) Doric - Peterhead, prose
owre the cliff tae the sea an rocks hine ablow. Inside, it wis ma
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
glimmer o fite faem near the rocks, as tho a wee wave hid new br on page 118
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wis a ninety fit drap on tae rocks an intae the
on the rocks, watchin the boat glide bye.
2 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s wey doon, gang ower craggie rocks an flet skitie stanes, whiles
1 matches
@JoanHenry7 tweeted
nd decided to have it 'on the rocks. How I'm still alive, I've na (2023) twitter link
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Shakes the loose rocks with steep descent. He falls on page 3
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
. The bag'll get stuck on the rocks an be sittin there fer days j on page 45
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
in. An ower there! They white rocks. They’re movin, ah tell ye.
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ged tae find earthworms under rocks or logs, but the earth wis pa
1 matches
Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 104 - Stephen, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
this image o him shackled tae rocks, waitin fur the tide tae come on page 11
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Rocks fae their rude altars, scorch on page 40
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
evir that Is. The bus buzzes, rocks side tae side, songs brekk oo on page 3
3 matches
Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
"Doon by they rocks, on page 4
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
ugh it was, hammerin agin the rocks: ruthless and dark and threat
1 matches
Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
ps o birsilt heather, and the rocks,
the rocks, at least they’re yeesed ta
2 matches
Aitchison, Craig Lallans 102 - Sea Room and Hunger Stanes, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
and traisonable rocks ae haim. on page 43
1 matches
Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
n tae pick up an then hit the rocks intae the sky wi muckle bats. on page 18
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
pulled it doon. Wi yin o the rocks Olaf had left in a pile in th on page 116
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Rocks lichtlins noo in the Dundee h on page 60
the rocks aa melled, the seas gane dry on page 77
2 matches
Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
and the rocks were ribbed with ice; on page 91
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ng licht leain jist the heavy rocks tae gang-roond the new Sun. I
The sindry rocks that noo traivelt aboot the s
ang ages gaed by the nummer o rocks grew less. It is jaloused tha
we'r no oor lane. Thae ither rocks fae the early days gied birth
mony an sindry sair dunts fae rocks an ither bodies fleein aboot,
18 matches
Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
it wid be killt on the jaggy rocks ablow. But Daedalus wisna thi
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
l as heavy goin stumblin ower rocks an stanes. Davie kept goin ti
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
tae clamber across it tae the rocks.
planks an be cairried tae the rocks. Ahint us mair than 200 droon
bide free an sclimmed up the rocks tae howf awa frae that awfy p
Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An aa the glisterin rocks on page 58
1 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
whaur the watter rocks the flooer on page 9
1 matches
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
e the Romans, jumpin ower the rocks tae their deith at the Mull o on page 17
1 matches
@StuartPoet tweeted
n: The dram that's aye on the rocks"(2020)