ɪn ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹ. kɹˈɑːkɪts ðə ɹˈeɪdɚz ænd sˈɪlvɚ sˈænd, fˈɑː ɪz plˈeɪst ɪn sˈaʊθwˈɛst skˈɑːtlənd ɪnðə lˈeɪt sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, æz ɐ kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ʌv ɡɹˈaɪɚsən ʌv lˈæɡ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kˈɪlɪŋ tˈaɪmz.
In S. R. Crockett's The Raiders and Silver Sand, Faa is placed in south-west Scotland in the late seventeenth century, as a contemporary of Grierson of Lag during the Killing Times.