Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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†CARAN'S FAIR. Also Carn. 1. At Premnay near Insch in Aberdeenshire (Abd. 1875 A. Jervise Epitaphs II. 342); 2. At Anstruther in Fife in December (Fif. 1918 A. B. Scott Pictish Nation 298).
[From St Coran of Ireland, †668.]