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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PENTILSTEEN, n.comb. A n.Sc. form of local Eng. pendlestone, a kind of flagstone found in quarries (Kcd. 1965).Ags. 1890 Brechin Advertiser (29 April):
An' me wis never ony farer nir the pentil steen o' the Redhead a' my days.