Bob Wallace wrote: > This may seem like a silly question, particularly for someone who has been > reading messages in this group for some number of years, and has traveled to > Scotland on several occasions. A fairly recent message mentioned the "Mains of" > a town or village that got my curiosity going again. What exactly is the > meaning of "Mains of ..." whatever village or town? > > Bob Wallace > Dayton, Nevada > > > > Mains has an obsolete meaning of a broad flat expanse of land. It is sometimes used in a name for the flat former flood-plain of a river which has later been left high and dry due to the river cutting deeper into the valley floor. Cheers Guy -- http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells/ The site that gives you facts not promises http://anguline.co.uk/ Old and rare books on CD