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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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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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