SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 485 Title : Gled Stanes Author(s): Janet Paisley Copyright holder(s): Janet Paisley Text watching the riding to open Scotland’s parliament ceased 25 March 1707 resurrected 1 July 1999 thur is nae stane whaur the gled soars, nae gled whaur the stanes staun nor it thair cobbled feet, nae king tae reign ees braid high street whaur nowt but smirr croons a castlehill nae burnin weemin wish they’d drooned an the shuttered shops kin sell nae claith whiles nae tea or snuff is taen ben there gin nae gill bell dirls oor meridian near three hunner year ae time birls roon oan a turnpike stair. Auld Reekie sings an auld sang tae a newborn tune, an a staur is kenled whaur stane mounts stoor tae heicht us up whaur the gled kin soar. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 1999 Word count: 121 Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Text publication details Published: Publisher: Chapman Publication year: 2002 Place of publication: Edinburgh ISBN/ISSN: 1903700051 Part of larger text: Contained in: Chapman 100 Editor: Joy Henry Page numbers: 17 Text setting Other: Art Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 103 Forenames: Janet Surname: Paisley Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism and Paganism Occupation: Writer Place of birth: Ilford Region of birth: Essex Country of birth: England Place of residence: Falkirk Region of residence: Stirling Residence CSD dialect area: Stlg Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Factory Processor Father's place of birth: Balloch Father's region of birth: Dunbarton Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Dnbt Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Nurse Mother's place of birth: Avonbridge Mother's region of birth: Stirling Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Stlg Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work, home, social, public Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work, home, social, public