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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1475, 1599, 1682
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Mot(e)-hill, Mott-, n. [Cf. Mute-hill.] = Mote n.2 1. 1475 Cromartie Corr. II. 449.
[Seised of] the Mot Hyll [and sheriffship thereof] 1599 Exchequer Rolls XXIII. 427.
Cum monte castri vocato Mothill c 1682 Spottiswoode Misc. I. 328.
Dundie Law is at the back thereof, ane exceeding high mott hill
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