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Salt-pan, -pann(e, -pane, n. [North. e.m.E. salt-panne (1493); Pan n.¹ 6.]A salt-pan, a shallow vessel in which brine is evaporated to make salt; a salt-works. = Pan n.¹ 6. b. Rendering L. salinæ: A natural salt-pan, a shallow depression near the sea where brine is allowed to evaporate naturally. c. pl. As a place-name. = Prestonpans. 1428 Wemyss Chart. 56.
Gyf the said Robert or Dauid lykis to ger mak or laboure a saltpan of thaire awne Ib. 57.
Gyf it hapnis that … the saltpanis lyis idill or vnset 1501 Acta Conc. III 67.
The sade Robert sal haf … of the thrid part of al the salt pannis and of the thrid part of the continuale coileheuchis liand … within … the West Wemys 1531 Reg. Soltre 108.
My salt pan with the hous and granalle off my landis of the Blair 1540–1 Reg. Privy S. II 620/1.
[The] landis of Anstruthir, with the mylnis, houssis, … cole, calk, salt-pannis [etc.] 1561 Reg. Dunferm. App. ii 429. 1563 Reg. Neubotle 338.
The kane salt of the salt of the salt pans Ib. 340.
Ane peice of ane grenebray … for bigging of tua salt pannis with the girnellis houssis … lyand in the Lordschip of Neubotle 1567 Edinb. B. Rec. III 230 marg.
Salt pannis at Newhavin 1574 Reg. Privy C. II 425.
The pan maisteris and laubouraris of the salt lamenting how, in hoip of libertie to … sell thair salt in foreyn cuntreis, thay have biggit mony ma salt pannis 1578 Conv. Burghs I 64.
Unhelsum air of the saltpannis, quhilkis ar biggit and set in ane nuik of the tovne [sc. Campvere] 1579 Reg. Privy C. III 217.
The coilheuchis and salt pannis of Pettinweme 1596 Dysart Gleanings 45.
Be the gift of the lip of the salt pan earth and stane of the tenement 1630 Reg. Great S. 542/2.
Lie salt-pan in Weymes, cum lie pan-wode de proximioribus lie gangand coilheuches 1631 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. IV 255.
Saltpanns ?a1648 Polemo-Mid. 76.
Et saltpannifumos & widebricatos fisheros 1681 Fawside Coal Compt 70.
3 loads coall to the salt pan 1689 Musselburgh 62.
The counsell condescends to few some rockes and ground … for building salt pannesb. 1533 Bell. Livy II 265 n. 1 (BM).
Salynis ar callit certane places besyd the se quhair the salt is maid. We call thame salt pannys 1587 Carmichael Etym. 34.
Salinæ, salt pits or pannisc. 1531 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 8 Feb.
The custome of Tranent, and Saltpannis 1558 Treas. Acc. X 419.
The tounis of Hadingtoun, Prestoun, Tranent, Saltpannis, Mussilburght a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 33.
The eldest Johne duelt in the Salt pannis

d. Salt-pan-hous, a building for housing a salt-pan or pans, a salt-manufactory. 1480–1 Prestwick B. Rec. 29.
In the biggin of a salt pane hous betuix thaim