Stone and lime - that's how they would be built if built with stone and not bricks - the lime is the major component of the joining material - as mortar is with bricks. "Stephen Baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > > According to my Scots/English dictionary .... "stane an lime" means > "masonry". Perhaps this is a corruption and the cottages were stone built? > > "Stane" also means "millstone" or "testicle"!!!   :0( > > Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > Stephen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Karen Petrie <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: 16 July 2001 04:14 > Subject: [Petrie-Scotland] Stanalane Cottage > > > > I have recently discovered that my grandfather called all of his cottages > > "Stanalane" which is something he brought with him from Scotland. > > > > Does this name mean anything in particular that anyone has heard of > before? > > > > Thanks > > Karen > > > > > > ==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > > Need Assistance.... > > your Petrie-Scotland List Administrator is Norma Thain...contact her at > [email protected] > > > > > ==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > To send a message to everyone on this Petrie-Scotland List, our address is > [email protected] > > -- Eloise Jackson __________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/