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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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†MARGARETMAS. A fair at Wick in Caithness on the next Tuesday after 20 July, as a hiring fair for harvest (Cai. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XV. 176).
[From St Margaret of Antioch (20 July).]
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