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A but and ben (Scots for "out and in") is a two-roomed cottage. The outer room, used as an antechamber or kitchen, is the "but", while the inner room, used as a bedroom, is the "ben".
See also
Blackhouse Bothy The Broons
Line notes
References C. Michael Hogan, Knossos fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian (2007) Ernest Ingersoll (1906) The Wit of the Wild, New York City: Dodd, Mead and company, 294 pages