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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ins(c)h, varr. of Inch n.² (small island; low-lying land near a river). —(1) 1620 Reg. Great S. 769/2.
Cum carbonibus, piscationibus et lie insches eiusdem dominii 1661 Soc. Ant. XXII. 247.
[The witch] did cary him to the insch within the Loch of Forfar c 1670 Gordon's Aberd. 18.
Ther are some inshes within the harborie(2) 1695 Lanark B. Rec. 252.
The most convenient place for setting doun the said bridge is at the foot of that insh of Clydsholme