2006-07-23 05:15:34 · 11 answers · asked by DONNA M 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It's a two roomed house
But = livingroom
Ben = Bedroom
You'll often hear Scots say "Ben the hoose", which means the next room
2006-07-23 05:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by Sherlock 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm Scottish and in my experience, in modern Scotland "but n ben" is used when talking about a holiday home. This is in reference to The Broons, a Scottish comic about a family who own a holiday cottage that they call "the but n ben" (secret location, but thought to be on the banks of the Loch Ness).
I'm about to book a short stay in the highlands and have just announced to my kids "lets see if we can book a wee but n ben & this is how I arrived on this page.
2014-01-20 20:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by KidTechnical 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Butt and Ben is a two roomed cottage, the Butt end is the kitchen and the Ben is the sleeping area.
Its more commonly a holiday cottage rather than a permanently occupied house, the term is on the decline as most butt and bens have been demolished now in favour of better housing.
2006-07-23 05:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I'm Welsh so I would like to be called Welsh! I disagree with those who argue "I'm not British, I'm Welsh." No. You're also British. Being called English is definitely annoying. Example: when the commentators during the Olympics were calling the competitors 'English' when they were actually Welsh, Scottish or from N.Ireland.
2016-03-16 22:43:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a Scot who has lived in Holland, I believe the construction to be based on the Dutch language (perhaps because of big Dutch trading with Scotland in the olden days): The phrase especially means a house in the country, and if you consider the Dutch for outdoors (buiten) and indoors (binnen) you have something like an 'outdoor-indoors'.
2013-11-11 08:16:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
But N Ben
2016-09-29 21:47:43 · answer #6 · answered by gombos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-02 12:02:06 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have lived in scotland for 30 years and I have never called, nor heard my house called a "butnben".
Perhaps it is slang or a regional word. Try being more accurate with your questions
2006-07-23 05:20:49 · answer #9 · answered by Raymo 6 · 0⤊ 10⤋
Good question! Dont know myself but will look on in the answers section.
2006-07-23 05:23:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋