See Also
- Obsolete Scottish units of measurement
- In the East Highlands:
- Rood
- Scottish acre = 4 roods
- Oxgang (Damh-imir) = the area an ox could plough in a year (around 20 acres)
- Ploughgate (?) = 8 oxgangs
- Daugh (Dabhach) = 4 ploughgates
- In the West Highlands:
- Groatland - (Còta bàn) = basic unit
- Pennyland (Peighinn) = 2 groatlands
- Quarterland (Ceathramh) = 4 pennylands (8 groatlands)
- Ounceland (Tir-unga) = 4 quarterlands (32 groatlands)
- Markland (Marg-fhearann) = 8 Ouncelands (varied)
- In the East Highlands:
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