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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Toun heid, n. Also: toune-, town(e)-, tound- and -head. [Toun n. and Hede n.¹] The upper end or highest point of a town. Also attrib. 1536 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 167.
Thai … hes had … lonyng and pasturing of caittaill in mos … and vaitter fra the towne heid of Midlame est throu the common of Selkirk 1589 Ayr & Gall. Coll. VI 249.
Barne and yard … lyand at the tounheid of the said burgh 1606 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 25.
For removing of him fra ane yaird liand at Dainȝeltoun touneheid 1623 Misc. Maitl. C. II 197.
That nane buy … fishes … nor noe sort of vivers at the toun reod nor towne head of Kirkwall 1635 Irving Dumbartonsh. II App. 315.
Thairfoir hes electit the persounis following to be constabills … Robert Glen and 4 others to the comoun guttar, Patrick M^cManus and four others fra the guttar up to the townheid … four others in different landart parts of the parish c1653 Irvine Mun. II 254.
John Clarkes of the toundhead 1665 Irvine Mun. II 182.
Tua halff aikers of land at touneheid 1674 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II 46.
The beir land on the toun heidattrib. 1612–13 Edgar Hist. Dumfries 257.
For the bigging of the tounheid port and materiallis therto 1650 Dumfries Kirk S. 31 Jan.
Johne Burges & James Moffet for the tounheid quarter 1681 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II 163.
Tounheid duelling house and yeard