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Obsolete Scottish unit of measurement

Several native system of weights and measures were used in Scotland. Many of these bore the same name as England's Imperial units, or have been conflated with them. The origins of the systems are many, some being continental, some Pictish, and some Gaelic. Many of the measurement systems were standardised by the Scottish parliament in 1661, but were technically abolished in 1824 by an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and replaced with English units. Some of these continued in usage, informal or otherwise, well into the 20th Century. Others however were not so long lived.

Length


- Mile, A Scottish mile was the same length as the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. (320 falls, 1814.2 m)
- Inch – 2.554 cm (approximately same length as English inch)
- Foot – 12 inches, 30.645 cm
- Ell – Elbow, 37 Scots inches. 94.5 cm
- Fall/Fa – 18 Scots feet

Area

A number of conflicting systems were used for area, sometimes bearing the same names in different regions, but working on different conversion rates. Because some of the systems were based on what land would produce, rather than the physical area, they are listed in their own section. Please see individual articles for more specific information.

Area by size


- Square inch
- Square ell
- Square Fall/Fa
- Rood
- Acre

Area by production


- Ounceland equivalent to 20 pennylands or one eighth of a markland/merkland (12 marklands in Islay)
- ploughgate
- Oxgang
- Daugh
- Pennyland
- Farthingland (Feòirling) – were equal to ¼ pennyland.
- Markland (Scots)

Volume

Dry volume

Dry volume measures were slightly different for various types of grain, but often bore the same name.

Fluid


- Gill
- Mutchkin
- Chopin
- Pint (Scots)/Joug
- Gallon

Weight

See also


- Units of measurement
- Systems of measurement
- History of measurement Scottish Category:Scottish weights and measures

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