Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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MARY FAIR. At Lumsden in Auchindoir in spring and autumn (Abd. 1875 A. Jervise Epitaphs II. 213, 1936 Stat. Acc.3 (1960) 264).
[From St Mary, the Virgin, the patron saint of the parish.]
