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Bauk (field), the Glossary

The balk, back, bauk (Lowland Scots), leum-iochd or bailc/bac (Scottish Gaelic) was a strip of a corn field left fallow.^[1]

23 relations: Aberdeenshire, Cailleach, Carucate, Competition, Croft (land), Dinnet, Fallow, Field (agriculture), Fodder, George Robertson (writer), Goat, Harvest, Lazy bed, Poaceae, Reaper, Run rig, Saying, Scots language, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highlands, The Heart of Midlothian, Walter Scott, Wheat.
Aberdeenshire
History of agriculture in Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire (Aiberdeenshire; Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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In Gaelic (Irish, Scottish and Manx) myth, the Cailleach is a divine hag and ancestor, associated with the creation of the landscape and with the weather, especially storms and winter. Bauk (field) and Cailleach are Scottish folklore.

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Carucate

The carucate or carrucate (carrūcāta or carūcāta) was a medieval unit of land area approximating the land a plough team of eight oxen could till in a single annual season.

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Competition

Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game).

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Croft (land)

A croft is a traditional Scottish term for a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable, and usually, but not always, with a crofter's dwelling thereon.

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Dinnet

Dinnet (Scottish Gaelic, Dùnaidh) is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Fallow

Fallow is a farming technique in which arable land is left without sowing for one or more vegetative cycles.

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Field (agriculture)

In agriculture, a field is an area of land, enclosed or otherwise, used for agricultural purposes such as cultivating crops or as a paddock or other enclosure for livestock.

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Fodder

Fodder, also called provender, is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs.

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George Robertson (writer)

George Robertson (c.1750–1832) was a Scottish topographical, agricultural and genealogical writer.

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Goat

The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of domesticated goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock.

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Harvest

Harvesting is the process of collecting plants, animals, or fish (as well as fungi) as food, especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops.

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Lazy bed

Lazy bed (ainneor or iompú; feannagan; Faroese: letivelta) is a traditional method of arable cultivation, often used for potatoes. Bauk (field) and Lazy bed are history of agriculture in Scotland.

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Poaceae

Poaceae, also called Gramineae, is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.

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Reaper

A reaper is a farm implement or person that reaps (cuts and often also gathers) crops at harvest when they are ripe.

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Run rig

Run rig, or runrig, also known as rig-a-rendal, was a system of land tenure practised in Scotland, particularly in the Highlands and Islands. Bauk (field) and run rig are history of agriculture in Scotland.

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Saying

A saying is any concise expression that is especially memorable because of its meaning or style.

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Scots language

ScotsThe endonym for Scots is Scots.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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