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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1799
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GORTEN, n. Also gortin. A field (Arg.2, Uls.4 (in place-names) 1955). Gael.Sc. 1799 Prize Essays Highl. Soc. 186:
But our forefathers never thought of draining, while they bestowed their labour, more unprofitably, on those upland fields, or gortens.
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