Steading

Steading (alsae cryed steadin, stedding, steeding an stidden) is the name gien tae biggins on a ferm uised in sindry weys, gif for beast, vehicles, machinery, craps, or a fermhouse. Historically a steading wis kent as a fermtoun.

Teep o Biggin Uise

Steadings tak sindry form—aither a wheen o separate biggins, yin biggin divied tae different uises (aften set on a close in Scotland)^{[citation needit]}, or a mix o baith.

Bern

A bern is a biggin uised tae stowe hings an as a kivered wirkplace. Aften tae fordel bales o straw, machinery or vehicles gin no in uise.

Stable

A stable is a biggin whaur fermstockin, maistly horses, ar reared.

Byre

A byre is a biggin whaur kye an ither beast ar reared. Aften wi staws uised tae feed or shed beast.

Granzie

A granzie (granary in Inglis) is a biggin uised tae fordel craps (baurley, aits, corn and siclik).

(in Inglis) Parlour

A parlour biggin haes specific machinery for milking beast, maist commonly kye, but alsae sheep an gaits.^{[citation needit]}

Fermhoose

The name gien tae a hoose that is pairt o a steading itsel.

Gallery o Exemple Biggins

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  A 1773 illustration o staws in a stable for horses.

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  Horse stable interior.

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  A bern in Wisconsin, U.S..

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  A hauf-timmer fermhoose in Wales.