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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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S(c)hot, n.3 Also: s(c)hott; shoit. [e.m.E. shotes pl. of shot or shote a division of land (a1490), f. as S(c)hot n.1 or perhaps ? f. OE scéat or scéata a corner of land, a projecting piece of land. Also, as shot, in various later Eng. dials.] A division of land; ? a small holding. Also, schot of land.In size, in some instances large enough to include several rigs. More than once put to render med. L. crofta.In our records only in south eastern Scotland, south of the Forth.(1) 1556 (1566–7) Reg. Great S. 438/1.
3 pecias, lie schottis, terrarum de Merdene 1570 Reg. Soltre 132.
Due acre iacent in lie schot vocato the wolflat 1579 Prot. Bk. J. Robesone 49b.
Feyld land liand besyde the medowschott of Restalrig 1580 Ib. 68b.
In the schott callit the Drwm 1588 Prot. Bk. A. Lawson 169.
Thrie riggis of … landis lyand contigue in the schott callit the hauchis 1588 Melrose Reg. Rec. III 365.
[Two portions of arable land with the two] ever schottis 1591 Exch. R. XXII 532.
Quinque sulcorum terre arabilis vulgo lie riggis jacentium in lie schot ex orientali parte 1660 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 300.
[The pursuer] did keep … ane meire … besid the said schot of corne 1668 Retours I Inq. Spec. Berwick (348).
9 liris lie rigs terrarum in isto lie shott vocato Greatrigends; 11 liris lie rigs terrarum in lie shott vocato Rundabutts 1670 Berw. Nat. C. XXV 138.
[Which infield rigs are] boundit in tuo shotts and balkit one everie syde with housses, biggings, yeards(b) 1618 Reg. Privy C. XI 618.
[In December last he brought 24 score sheep and set them up on a] shoit [of their wheat which was] fair abreird [and kept them there for 8 nights](2) 1557 Prot. Bk. J. Robesone 198.
Ane schott of land callit the medoschot … quhair thair wes certane stoukis of beir standand thairupoun 1579 Edinb. Test. VII 290b.
Ane schott of land callit Capounflat 1580 Reg. Great S. 9/1.
Lie schot of land lie Preistlaw nuncupat. 1595–6 Exch. R. XXIII 449.
Una crofta terre vulgo ane schot of land nuncupata Nunsyde 1607 Berw. Nat. C. XXIV 436.
Thair was teillit and sawin in growand corne wrongouslie of the said commoun ane grit schott of land bewest Purves fauldis 1619 Milne-Home MSS 217.
Half an acre lying in that shot of land called North Fordell … and the other half acre in that shot of land called Strooteup 1625 Yester Wr. 361.
[Providing that he] saw ane brek of land of peis upone that shot of land sall fall to be peis that yeir 1642 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 93.
That … shot of land called the shot above the Gaitt 1679 J. Somerville Mem. I 467.
The servant … went with the horses to ane shott of land, called the Prety Shott
