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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1845

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ALYTH JASPER, n.comb. See quot.Per. 1845 Stat. Acc. X. 1112:
The beautiful agates, formerly well known under the name of Alyth jaspers, were found in the Burn of Kilry, in the adjacent parish of Glenisla.

[From Alyth in Perthshire.]

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