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] >