ListenStriferiggs
/strīf.rigs/
Patches of common land.
Further Reading
The Scots Dialect Dictionary by Alexander Warrack [1911]
Text
19th century & early 20th century usage: patches of common land; debatable land; land which none is laird of.
Media
Land ownership in Scotland, green = National Forest Estate, red = all other land (>98% privately owned), Image: whoownsscotland.org.uk
Questions & Provocations
In areas of land ownership, what characterises a piece of land which no one (are allowed to) own?