Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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MARNOCH FAIR. 1. On the second Tuesday of March at Marnoch in Banffshire (Bnff. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XIII. 386); 2. On the first Tuesday of March at Leochel in Aberdeenshire (Abd. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XII. 1127).
[From St Marnoc or Marnan, a 7th c. Irish saint.]