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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stane hous, n. Also: stain-, ston(e)- and -house, (staneus, stannus). [Stan(e n. and Hous n.¹] A stone building, chiefly for use as a dwelling house; a fortified house. b. Appar. the prison or tolbooth. Also as a place-name. 1531 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 64.
To … quaryouris in the stanehous for lx pece battilling [etc.] 1531–32 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 65.
Aslar for tabill of the Stannus querrell 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 67.
The querrell of Stanehous(a) 1533 Boece 98b.
Cesare … nocht fer fra the ryver of Carone, left ane stane hous of hewyn aslare. … twiching the stane hous … the forme of it is rownd having na wyndois bot ane opin abone like to the auld templis of goddis in Rome a1538 Abell 20a.
On the wattir on Carron beside he [sc. Julius Caesar] left his stane hous laid without lyme abowt 24 cubit on hecht and 12 on lenth in the rememorance that the armor of Royme come sa far in Britane 1546–7 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 561.
Ane stane hous of thre hous heycht, togidder with ane hall and chalmer, keiching, baikhous [etc.] 1551–2 Reg. Privy C. I 122.
[To obtain] consent to the downputting of baith the stane houssis that is biggit upoun the Debatabill a1578 Pitsc. I 176/10.
He … bigit money stain house witht his hand into the realme of Scottland 1578–9 Reg. Privy C. III 79.
With mony strang stane houssis continualie endlang the Englische marche 1588 Cal. Sc. P. IX 632.
To rander thair stanehouses … under the paine of treasoun 1590 Reg. Privy C. IV 798.
Thay salbe persewit … with fyre and sword … and the stanehoussis of the landit men cassin downe(b) 1651 Ellon Par. 108.
The laird of Waterton delivered to the Session ane mortification of the stone house of Ellon … for the use of ane scool and scoolmaster 1686 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II 318.
[Ninian is to have the] ston hous 1696 Cullen B. Rec. 16 April.
The said croft & ston house off three house height now standing theron with all the laich housses bigings & yairds of the samenb. 1522 Stirling B. Rec. MS.
[The prisoner has been put] in the staneus … and sal cause to mend to the gud toun