UO Second Age

Did town protection boundaries vary shard to shard on OSI?

Or were you at some point able to make house placements within the boundary?

I specifically remember on catskills, a house at the edge of the mountain pass entrance just west of brit

This is within the town protection here, can anyone enlighten me?

Would love that spot for a small! - was where I died for the first time, s@%t myself, thought it was game over, was chasing some guy asking him if I could have his orange robe, because I loved the shade? and didnt know I could just dye one myself.

I don't think so. House placement rules changed quite a bit over the years. The house you are referring to was probably placed when the rules were more relaxed.