1025:
687:
51:
1290:
Superimposed on this chronological complexity was the difference between the "legal" measures established by the assizes, and the actual measures used in the markets and everyday trade. The "trading" measure could be one sixteenth larger than the "legal" boll, and the "customary" boll a further one
1281:
These volume measurements were fixed at slightly different sizes at different times. A unified weights and measures system is attributed to David I - though the first written records of this are from the 14th century. The Assize of 1426 made changes to these measures. Then the Assize of 1457 was
960:
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
792:, and these were periodically compared against one another at "assizes of measures", often during the early years of the reign of a new monarch. Nevertheless, there was considerable local variation in many of the units, and the units of dry measure steadily increased in size from 1400 to 1700.
1286:
1500, 1555 (modified in 1563), 1587 and 1618. This last date gave a fixed
Scottish system which only changed with the introduction of English measures. An increase in the size of the firlot allowed greater taxation to be raised (as each unit collected was bigger).
892:
of 914.4 mm). Rarely used except with
English units, although it appears in an Act of Parliament from 1432: "The king's officer, as is foresaid, shall have a horn, and each one a red wand of three-quarters of a yard at
2040:
2018:
2119:
A dictionary of trade products, commercial, manufacturing, and technical terms: with a definition of the moneys, weights, and measures of all countries, reduced to the
British standard
909:) was the basic unit of length, equal to 37 inches (941.3 mm). The "Barony ell" of 42 inches (1069 mm) was used as the basis for land measurement in the Four Towns area near
2532:
788:(1124ā53), although there are no surviving records until the 15th century when the system was already in normal use. Standard measures and weights were kept in each
819:. c. 74) saw the end of any formal use in trade and commerce, although some informal use as customary units continued into the 20th century. "Scotch measure" or "
1298:
are given in a trade dictionary of 1863 as follows: Flour 140 pounds; Peas or beans 280 pounds; Oats 264 pounds; Barley 320 pounds; Oatmeal 140 pounds.
961:
individual articles for more specific information. Because fertility varied widely, in many areas, production was considered a more practical measure.
2332:
846:
The
Scottish inch was 25.44 mm, almost the same as the English (and modern international) inch (25.40 mm). A fraudulent smaller inch of
3212:
485:
2577:
2527:
717:
1282:
followed by four major revisions. These involved increases in the size of the firlot, the basic unit of grain measure, and occurred in:
3099:
2846:
2571:
1801:
Simpson, A. D. C. (2005), "Interpreting Scots measurement terms: a cautionary tale", in Kay, Christian J.; Mackay, Margaret A. (eds.),
3222:
3124:
3232:
609:
20:
3119:
2836:
2656:
2022:
3207:
309:
3217:
3155:
3150:
3104:
2755:
2745:
2646:
1835:
807:
with
England in 1706. However, many continued to be used locally during the 18th and 19th centuries. The introduction of the
136:
3160:
2730:
2668:
2325:
1159:
432:
341:
749:
in 1685 but continued to be used in unofficial contexts until at least the late 18th century. The system was based on the
3094:
2881:
671:
126:
3134:
3109:
2962:
2710:
950:
of 5280 English feet or approximately 1609 metres), but varied from place to place. Obsolete by the 19th century.
3018:
2154:
2127:
2075:
1782:
1746:
710:
171:
91:
2988:
2952:
2861:
2599:
2537:
116:
101:
81:
3074:
3059:
3013:
2891:
2866:
2851:
2811:
2735:
2318:
141:
3069:
3054:
3044:
3034:
2972:
2942:
2912:
2876:
2801:
2720:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2678:
2382:
3064:
3039:
3003:
2967:
2947:
2937:
2922:
2917:
2907:
2816:
2740:
2641:
2372:
2362:
1926:
We notice the Scotch acre, chiefly because it is the measure employed in some of the northern Irish counties.
812:
111:
1802:
1637:), which were standardised in 1661. In the Troy system these often bore the same name as imperial measures.
3129:
3049:
3008:
2998:
2927:
2831:
2770:
2765:
2725:
2715:
2705:
2700:
2604:
2506:
2501:
2420:
2415:
2377:
2044:
1827:
1556:
1535:
703:
246:
71:
2464:
2957:
2932:
2871:
2821:
2806:
2796:
2760:
2651:
2614:
2583:
2454:
641:
86:
2993:
2841:
2775:
2673:
2619:
2609:
254:
181:
1223:
Dry volume measures were slightly different for various types of grain, but often bore the same name.
3227:
2886:
2425:
2091:
1193:
646:
636:
569:
2281:
2449:
2400:
2234:
1163:
579:
445:
176:
121:
440:
2282:"A new introduction to the mathematicks: being essays on vulgar and decimal Arithmetick (1858)"
1716:
1706:
1701:
970:
For information on the squared units, please see the appropriate articles in the length section
800:
512:
450:
156:
2144:
1911:
2341:
758:
455:
264:
204:
2203:
1777:
R. D. Connor, et al. National Museum of
Scotland and Tuckwell Press, NMSE Publishing, 2004,
1696:
549:
404:
324:
131:
76:
2117:
8:
3114:
2634:
2565:
828:
804:
785:
777:). This official system coexisted with local variants, especially for the measurement of
623:
418:
349:
166:
106:
96:
61:
41:
2228:
2629:
2405:
2255:
1331:
559:
517:
320:
161:
146:
2150:
2123:
2071:
1831:
1778:
1742:
796:
531:
507:
499:
475:
428:
32:
2661:
1711:
1104:
631:
331:
227:
222:
2826:
2000:
1907:
1721:
820:
691:
369:
212:
194:
795:
The Scots units of length were technically replaced by the
English system by an
480:
3176:
2367:
2177:
1515:
1493:
902:
860:
808:
564:
554:
460:
217:
3201:
2624:
2496:
2436:
1894:
Plantation acres: an historical study of the Irish land surveyor and his maps
1755:
1421:
1336:
746:
470:
294:
274:
232:
3181:
2469:
2459:
2444:
1318:
1206:
1024:
1012:
998:
661:
574:
411:
359:
269:
2780:
2511:
2410:
2310:
1879:
1380:
1346:
1236:
Normally understood as 16 bolls (being just under 12 Winchester quarters)
1175:
916:
889:
873:
841:
766:
666:
304:
1966:
1941:
1856:
1678:
Various local measures all existed, often using local weighing stones.
1621:
Nipperkin was also used, but perhaps not part of this more formal set.
1054:
929:
388:
364:
151:
1982:
941:
2260:
World Wide Words: Investigating the
English language across the globe
1634:
1189:
1146:
1125:
910:
289:
2304:
2230:
A treatise of practical arithmetic and bookkeeping, by single entry
1598:
1576:
1400:
1097:
946:
320 falls or 5920 feet (1807 metres, compare with the
English
816:
742:
589:
354:
279:
50:
3186:
1028:
651:
544:
465:
393:
383:
379:
284:
2856:
1630:
1275:
1271:
1261:
1255:
1069:
1039:
896:
824:
770:
656:
584:
374:
259:
2149:. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Ltd. pp. 122ā124.
1749:(NB book focuses on Scottish weights and measures exclusively)
928:
6 ells, or 222 inches (5.648 m). Identical to the Scots
789:
299:
1472:
1446:
1266:
947:
539:
2061:
2059:
2057:
2065:
750:
2068:
Weights and
Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective
2048:
2026:
1824:
Weights and Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective
1775:
Weights and Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective
1051:
The area an ox could plough in a year (around 20 acres).
2066:
Connor, R D; Simpson, A D C; Morrison-Low, A D (2004).
2054:
16:
Obsolete units of measurement formerly used in Scotland
1551:
A standard English ale or beer barrel was 34 gallons.
1197:
888:36 inches (915.9 mm; compare with the English
872:12 inches (305.3 mm; compare with the English
1946:The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707
1741:, by D. Richard Torrance, SAFHS, Edinburgh, 1996,
1629:Weight was measured according to "troy measure" (
3199:
2205:The Young Lady's Guide to Practical Arithmetic
1998:
1807:, Edinburgh: University Press, pp. 139ā52
1437:Derived from the French measure chopine, from
784:The system is said to have been introduced by
2326:
1821:
1186:Of variable value: one-quarter of a Markland.
711:
2233:(Fifth ed.). M. Angus and Son. p.
2208:. London: Ogle, Duncan, & Co. p. iv
2122:. London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge.
1896:. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 126.
1936:
1934:
1851:
1849:
1847:
1682:
1669:
1660:
1651:
1642:
1307:Standard Measures of Scotland before 1707:
1246:
1240:
1228:
1179:
1150:
1135:
1129:
1114:
1108:
1079:
1073:
1058:
1043:
1003:
989:
933:
920:
880:
864:
2340:
2333:
2319:
1031:, Edinburgh named after the Scottish unit.
718:
704:
2178:"Scottish Weights and Measures: Capacity"
1822:Connor, R. D.; Simpson, A. D. C. (2004),
1804:Perspectives on the Older Scottish Tongue
2201:
2115:
1931:
1844:
1817:
1815:
1091:
1023:
2226:
2023:Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
1913:Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c
1900:
1891:
1880:Union with England Act 1707 (c. 7)
1800:
1770:Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
3213:Obsolete Scottish units of measurement
3200:
1794:
831:, and used into the mid-19th century.
2314:
1812:
1687:under the dry volume section, above.
1019:
2279:
2142:
1906:
1753:This article incorporates text from
1681:See also the weight meanings of the
856:ell (22.4 mm) is also recorded.
803:in 1685, and the other units by the
2084:
2041:Dictionary of the Scottish Language
2019:Dictionary of the Scottish Language
2005:, Edinburgh: W. Creech, p. 240
2002:The statistical account of Scotland
1916:. How and Parsons. pp. 198, fn
672:Scottish inventions and discoveries
13:
2363:International System of Units (SI)
2307:on Scottish Archive network (SCAN)
2146:Scottish pewter-ware and pewterers
14:
3244:
2298:
823:measure" was brought to parts of
745:which were nominally replaced by
3223:Early modern history of Scotland
1734:Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland
1530:35 gills in a gallon of spirits
685:
49:
3233:Units of measurement by country
2273:
2248:
2220:
2195:
2170:
2136:
2109:
2032:
2010:
1992:
1727:
1301:
1096:In western Scotland, including
964:
2070:. Edinburgh: NMSE Publishing.
1976:
1960:
1948:. 29 September 1663. 1663/6/81
1892:Andrews, John Harwood (1985).
1885:
1873:
1:
3208:Obsolete units of measurement
2373:US customary units (USCS/USC)
2305:Scottish Weights and Measures
1788:
1438:
1218:
1158:basic unit; sub-divided into
813:Weights and Measures Act 1824
3218:Medieval history of Scotland
2045:Scottish National Dictionary
1942:"Act anent the foot measure"
1766:Scottish National Dictionary
137:Colonisation of the Americas
7:
2092:"Oxford English Dictionary"
1857:Act for a standard of miles
1690:
1294:Weight equivalents of one
774:
754:
10:
3249:
735:Scots units of measurement
18:
3169:
3143:
3087:
3027:
2981:
2900:
2789:
2592:
2558:
2551:
2520:
2489:
2482:
2435:
2426:English Engineering Units
2393:
2355:
2348:
2227:Tinwell, William (1805).
2143:Wood, L. Ingleby (1904).
1624:
1604:21.14 (ā21) Scots gallons
1582:18.12 (ā18) Scots gallons
1322:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1213:
834:
778:
762:
2182:Scottish Archive Network
1546:35.76 (ā36) beer gallons
19:Not to be confused with
2465:Quantum chromodynamical
2280:Donn, Benjamin (1758).
1999:Sinclair, John (1793),
1683:
1670:
1661:
1652:
1643:
1426:4 mutchkins or 16 gills
1247:
1241:
1229:
1180:
1151:
1136:
1130:
1115:
1109:
1080:
1074:
1059:
1044:
1004:
990:
955:
934:
921:
881:
865:
446:Scottish highland dance
21:Scottish military units
2578:centimetreāgramāsecond
2342:Systems of measurement
2116:Simmonds, P L (1863).
1717:Scottish pronunciation
1707:History of measurement
1702:Systems of measurement
1633:) and "tron measure" (
1198:
1032:
906:
801:Parliament of Scotland
451:Scottish country dance
3100:Biblical and Talmudic
2566:metreākilogramāsecond
2202:Morrison, C. (1820).
1458:3 pints or 1.5 quarts
1122:8 ouncelands (varied)
1092:Area by taxation/rent
1027:
829:Ulster Scots settlers
456:Scottish sword dances
265:Burning of the Clavie
172:Industrial Revolution
1983:Act of 11 March 1427
1967:Act of 10 March 1432
1739:Weights and Measures
1697:Units of measurement
739:weights and measures
610:World Heritage Sites
310:Units of measurement
112:Wars of Independence
1308:
786:David I of Scotland
692:Scotland portal
167:Highland Clearances
142:Glorious Revolution
107:Davidian Revolution
42:Culture of Scotland
2572:metreātonneāsecond
2368:UK imperial system
1859:" (16 June 1685).
1601:of wine or spirits
1559:of wine or spirits
1518:of wine or spirits
1488:a.k.a. tappit hen
1306:
1291:sixteenth larger.
1035:Eastern Scotland:
1033:
1020:Area by production
876:of 304.8 mm).
162:Lowland Clearances
147:1707 Acts of Union
3195:
3194:
3083:
3082:
2547:
2546:
2538:Footāpoundāsecond
2478:
2477:
2455:HeavisideāLorentz
1837:978-1-901663-88-4
1830:/Tuckwell Press,
1758:Gaelic Dictionary
1619:
1618:
1505:2.98 (ā3) gallons
1205:Land valued at a
728:
727:
92:Early Middle Ages
3240:
3228:Systems of units
2662:Mesures usuelles
2556:
2555:
2487:
2486:
2353:
2352:
2335:
2328:
2321:
2312:
2311:
2293:
2292:
2290:
2288:
2277:
2271:
2270:
2268:
2266:
2252:
2246:
2245:
2243:
2241:
2224:
2218:
2217:
2215:
2213:
2199:
2193:
2192:
2190:
2188:
2174:
2168:
2167:
2165:
2163:
2140:
2134:
2133:
2113:
2107:
2106:
2104:
2102:
2088:
2082:
2081:
2063:
2052:
2036:
2030:
2014:
2008:
2006:
1996:
1990:
1980:
1974:
1964:
1958:
1957:
1955:
1953:
1938:
1929:
1928:
1923:
1921:
1908:Hall, Anna Maria
1904:
1898:
1897:
1889:
1883:
1877:
1871:
1853:
1842:
1840:
1819:
1810:
1808:
1798:
1712:Scottish coinage
1686:
1673:
1664:
1655:
1646:
1562:12 Scots gallons
1541:12 Scots gallons
1464:also known as a
1440:
1374:
1373:
1369:
1366:
1309:
1305:
1250:
1244:
1232:
1201:
1183:
1154:
1139:
1133:
1118:
1112:
1083:
1077:
1062:
1047:
1007:
993:
937:
924:
913:, Dumfriesshire.
884:
868:
855:
854:
850:
720:
713:
706:
690:
689:
688:
350:St. Andrew's Day
223:Scottish English
117:Late Middle Ages
102:High Middle Ages
53:
44:
28:
27:
3248:
3247:
3243:
3242:
3241:
3239:
3238:
3237:
3198:
3197:
3196:
3191:
3165:
3139:
3079:
3023:
2977:
2896:
2785:
2588:
2543:
2516:
2474:
2431:
2389:
2344:
2339:
2301:
2296:
2286:
2284:
2278:
2274:
2264:
2262:
2254:
2253:
2249:
2239:
2237:
2225:
2221:
2211:
2209:
2200:
2196:
2186:
2184:
2176:
2175:
2171:
2161:
2159:
2157:
2141:
2137:
2130:
2114:
2110:
2100:
2098:
2090:
2089:
2085:
2078:
2064:
2055:
2037:
2033:
2015:
2011:
1997:
1993:
1981:
1977:
1965:
1961:
1951:
1949:
1940:
1939:
1932:
1919:
1917:
1905:
1901:
1890:
1886:
1882:, art. 17.
1878:
1874:
1854:
1845:
1838:
1820:
1813:
1799:
1795:
1791:
1730:
1693:
1627:
1371:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1304:
1221:
1216:
1194:Scottish Gaelic
1171:
1094:
1022:
967:
958:
852:
848:
847:
837:
809:Imperial system
805:Treaty of Union
724:
686:
684:
677:
676:
642:National anthem
627:
626:
615:
614:
605:
604:
595:
594:
535:
534:
523:
522:
503:
502:
491:
490:
436:
435:
433:performing arts
399:
398:
345:
344:
315:
314:
250:
249:
238:
237:
213:Scottish Gaelic
208:
207:
189:
188:
187:
186:
65:
64:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3246:
3236:
3235:
3230:
3225:
3220:
3215:
3210:
3193:
3192:
3190:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3177:Absolute scale
3173:
3171:
3167:
3166:
3164:
3163:
3158:
3153:
3147:
3145:
3141:
3140:
3138:
3137:
3132:
3127:
3122:
3117:
3112:
3107:
3102:
3097:
3091:
3089:
3085:
3084:
3081:
3080:
3078:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3052:
3047:
3042:
3037:
3031:
3029:
3025:
3024:
3022:
3021:
3016:
3011:
3006:
3001:
2996:
2991:
2985:
2983:
2979:
2978:
2976:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2950:
2945:
2940:
2935:
2930:
2925:
2920:
2915:
2910:
2904:
2902:
2898:
2897:
2895:
2894:
2889:
2884:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2859:
2854:
2849:
2844:
2839:
2834:
2829:
2824:
2819:
2814:
2809:
2804:
2799:
2793:
2791:
2787:
2786:
2784:
2783:
2778:
2773:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2738:
2733:
2728:
2723:
2718:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2682:
2681:
2671:
2666:
2665:
2664:
2659:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2638:
2637:
2632:
2622:
2617:
2612:
2607:
2602:
2596:
2594:
2590:
2589:
2587:
2586:
2581:
2575:
2569:
2562:
2560:
2553:
2549:
2548:
2545:
2544:
2542:
2541:
2535:
2530:
2524:
2522:
2518:
2517:
2515:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2493:
2491:
2484:
2480:
2479:
2476:
2475:
2473:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2441:
2439:
2433:
2432:
2430:
2429:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2397:
2395:
2391:
2390:
2388:
2387:
2386:
2385:
2375:
2370:
2365:
2359:
2357:
2350:
2346:
2345:
2338:
2337:
2330:
2323:
2315:
2309:
2308:
2300:
2299:External links
2297:
2295:
2294:
2272:
2247:
2219:
2194:
2169:
2155:
2135:
2128:
2108:
2083:
2076:
2053:
2049:online edition
2031:
2027:online edition
2009:
1991:
1975:
1959:
1930:
1899:
1884:
1872:
1843:
1836:
1811:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1786:
1785:
1772:
1763:
1750:
1736:
1729:
1726:
1725:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1692:
1689:
1676:
1675:
1666:
1657:
1648:
1626:
1623:
1617:
1616:
1614:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1595:
1594:
1592:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1579:of ale or beer
1573:
1572:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1553:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1538:of ale or beer
1532:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1512:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1496:of ale or beer
1490:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1469:
1468:
1462:
1459:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1449:of ale or beer
1443:
1442:
1441:13th century.
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1383:of ale or beer
1377:
1376:
1360:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1350:
1343:
1342:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1325:
1324:
1321:
1316:
1313:
1303:
1300:
1279:
1278:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1252:
1237:
1234:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1210:
1209:ie. four pence
1203:
1187:
1184:
1168:
1167:
1156:
1144:
1141:
1123:
1120:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1088:
1085:
1067:
1064:
1052:
1049:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1009:
995:
983:
978:
966:
963:
957:
954:
953:
952:
951:
944:
939:
926:
914:
899:
894:
886:
877:
870:
857:
844:
836:
833:
827:in Ireland by
726:
725:
723:
722:
715:
708:
700:
697:
696:
695:
694:
679:
678:
675:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
628:
622:
621:
620:
617:
616:
613:
612:
606:
602:
601:
600:
597:
596:
593:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
565:Highland games
562:
557:
555:Haggis hurling
552:
547:
542:
536:
530:
529:
528:
525:
524:
521:
520:
515:
510:
504:
498:
497:
496:
493:
492:
489:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
437:
427:
426:
425:
422:
421:
415:
414:
408:
407:
401:
400:
397:
396:
391:
386:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
346:
340:
339:
338:
335:
334:
328:
327:
317:
316:
313:
312:
307:
302:
297:
292:
287:
282:
277:
272:
267:
262:
257:
251:
245:
244:
243:
240:
239:
236:
235:
230:
225:
220:
215:
209:
203:
202:
201:
198:
197:
191:
190:
185:
184:
179:
174:
169:
164:
159:
154:
149:
144:
139:
134:
129:
124:
119:
114:
109:
104:
99:
94:
89:
84:
79:
74:
68:
67:
66:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
46:
45:
37:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3245:
3234:
3231:
3229:
3226:
3224:
3221:
3219:
3216:
3214:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3205:
3203:
3188:
3185:
3183:
3180:
3178:
3175:
3174:
3172:
3168:
3162:
3159:
3157:
3154:
3152:
3149:
3148:
3146:
3144:List articles
3142:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3123:
3121:
3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
3092:
3090:
3086:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3066:
3063:
3061:
3058:
3056:
3053:
3051:
3048:
3046:
3043:
3041:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3032:
3030:
3028:South America
3026:
3020:
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
3000:
2997:
2995:
2992:
2990:
2987:
2986:
2984:
2982:North America
2980:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2963:South African
2961:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2951:
2949:
2946:
2944:
2941:
2939:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2929:
2926:
2924:
2921:
2919:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2905:
2903:
2899:
2893:
2890:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2863:
2860:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2843:
2840:
2838:
2835:
2833:
2830:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2820:
2818:
2815:
2813:
2810:
2808:
2805:
2803:
2800:
2798:
2795:
2794:
2792:
2788:
2782:
2779:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2764:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2737:
2734:
2732:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2711:Luxembourgian
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2680:
2677:
2676:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2663:
2660:
2658:
2655:
2654:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2627:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2597:
2595:
2591:
2585:
2584:gravitational
2582:
2579:
2576:
2573:
2570:
2567:
2564:
2563:
2561:
2557:
2554:
2550:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2525:
2523:
2519:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2494:
2492:
2488:
2485:
2481:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2442:
2440:
2438:
2434:
2427:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2401:Apothecaries'
2399:
2398:
2396:
2392:
2384:
2381:
2380:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
2360:
2358:
2354:
2351:
2347:
2343:
2336:
2331:
2329:
2324:
2322:
2317:
2316:
2313:
2306:
2303:
2302:
2283:
2276:
2261:
2257:
2251:
2236:
2232:
2231:
2223:
2207:
2206:
2198:
2183:
2179:
2173:
2158:
2156:9785872622604
2152:
2148:
2147:
2139:
2131:
2129:9780665475122
2125:
2121:
2120:
2112:
2097:
2093:
2087:
2079:
2077:1-901-883-884
2073:
2069:
2062:
2060:
2058:
2050:
2047:
2046:
2042:
2035:
2028:
2025:
2024:
2020:
2016:"fall, faw",
2013:
2004:
2003:
1995:
1988:
1984:
1979:
1972:
1968:
1963:
1947:
1943:
1937:
1935:
1927:
1915:
1914:
1909:
1903:
1895:
1888:
1881:
1876:
1869:
1866:: 494, c.59.
1865:
1862:
1858:
1852:
1850:
1848:
1839:
1833:
1829:
1826:, Edinburgh:
1825:
1818:
1816:
1806:
1805:
1797:
1793:
1784:
1783:1-901663-88-4
1780:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1767:
1764:
1761:
1757:
1754:
1751:
1748:
1747:1-874722-09-9
1744:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1731:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1694:
1688:
1685:
1679:
1672:
1667:
1663:
1658:
1654:
1649:
1645:
1640:
1639:
1638:
1636:
1632:
1622:
1615:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1554:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1537:
1534:
1533:
1529:
1527:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1513:
1510:
1507:
1504:
1501:
1498:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1470:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1375:cubic inches
1361:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1320:
1310:
1299:
1297:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1253:
1249:
1243:
1238:
1235:
1231:
1226:
1225:
1224:
1208:
1204:
1200:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1177:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1165:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1148:
1145:
1143:20 pennylands
1142:
1138:
1132:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1117:
1116:marg-fhearann
1111:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1087:4 ploughgates
1086:
1082:
1076:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1061:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1046:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1036:
1030:
1026:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1001:
1000:
996:
992:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
973:
972:
971:
962:
949:
945:
943:
940:
936:
931:
927:
923:
918:
915:
912:
908:
904:
900:
898:
895:
891:
887:
883:
878:
875:
871:
867:
862:
858:
845:
843:
842:Scottish inch
840:
839:
838:
832:
830:
826:
822:
818:
814:
810:
806:
802:
798:
793:
791:
787:
782:
780:
776:
772:
768:
764:
760:
756:
752:
748:
747:English units
744:
740:
736:
732:
721:
716:
714:
709:
707:
702:
701:
699:
698:
693:
683:
682:
681:
680:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
629:
625:
619:
618:
611:
608:
607:
599:
598:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
537:
533:
527:
526:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
505:
501:
495:
494:
487:
486:Border Ballad
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
471:Waulking song
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
434:
430:
424:
423:
420:
417:
416:
413:
410:
409:
406:
403:
402:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
347:
343:
337:
336:
333:
330:
329:
326:
322:
319:
318:
311:
308:
306:
303:
301:
298:
296:
295:Scottish clan
293:
291:
288:
286:
283:
281:
278:
276:
275:Common Riding
273:
271:
268:
266:
263:
261:
258:
256:
253:
252:
248:
242:
241:
234:
231:
229:
226:
224:
221:
219:
216:
214:
211:
210:
206:
200:
199:
196:
193:
192:
183:
180:
178:
175:
173:
170:
168:
165:
163:
160:
158:
157:Enlightenment
155:
153:
150:
148:
145:
143:
140:
138:
135:
133:
130:
128:
125:
123:
120:
118:
115:
113:
110:
108:
105:
103:
100:
98:
95:
93:
90:
88:
85:
83:
80:
78:
75:
73:
70:
69:
63:
57:
56:
52:
48:
47:
43:
39:
38:
34:
30:
29:
26:
22:
3125:Mesopotamian
3019:Puerto Rican
2750:
2416:Astronomical
2287:11 September
2285:. Retrieved
2275:
2265:11 September
2263:. Retrieved
2259:
2250:
2240:11 September
2238:. Retrieved
2229:
2222:
2212:11 September
2210:. Retrieved
2204:
2197:
2187:11 September
2185:. Retrieved
2181:
2172:
2162:11 September
2160:. Retrieved
2145:
2138:
2118:
2111:
2099:. Retrieved
2095:
2086:
2067:
2039:
2034:
2017:
2012:
2001:
1994:
1986:
1978:
1970:
1962:
1950:. Retrieved
1945:
1925:
1918:. Retrieved
1912:
1902:
1893:
1887:
1875:
1867:
1863:
1860:
1823:
1803:
1796:
1774:
1769:
1765:
1759:
1752:
1738:
1733:
1728:Bibliography
1680:
1677:
1628:
1620:
1473:pint (Scots)
1465:
1447:pint (Scots)
1332:US customary
1302:Fluid volume
1295:
1293:
1289:
1283:
1280:
1222:
1169:
1095:
1034:
1011:
997:
985:
980:
975:
969:
968:
965:Area by size
959:
794:
783:
741:peculiar to
738:
734:
730:
729:
662:Celtic cross
647:Lion Rampant
637:Coat of arms
575:Rugby sevens
570:Horse racing
481:Puirt Ć beul
360:Burns supper
270:Burns supper
127:Early modern
25:
2989:Costa Rican
2953:Seychellois
2862:Singaporean
2657:Traditional
2512:Metrication
2450:Geometrised
2406:Avoirdupois
2256:"Nipperkin"
1567:ā36 gallons
1341:equivalent
1254:Equal to 4
1176:quarterland
986:square fall
976:square inch
667:Celtic knot
580:Rugby union
370:Lanimer Day
305:Up Helly Aa
218:Broad Scots
177:Romanticism
132:Reformation
122:Renaissance
87:Middle Ages
82:Roman times
77:Prehistoric
3202:Categories
3075:Venezuelan
3060:Paraguayan
3014:Nicaraguan
2892:Vietnamese
2867:Sri Lankan
2852:Philippine
2812:Indonesian
2736:Portuguese
2630:Winchester
2533:Comparison
2483:Background
2421:Electrical
1973:1432/3/12.
1870:1685/4/83.
1789:References
1609:63 gallons
1587:54 gallons
1475:of spirits
1356:0.761 gill
1349:of spirits
1219:Dry volume
1162:-land and
1055:ploughgate
1013:Scots acre
999:Scots rood
981:square ell
942:Scots mile
821:Cunningham
513:Television
441:Folk music
419:Literature
380:Bealltainn
365:Tartan Day
247:Traditions
152:Jacobitism
3070:Uruguayan
3055:Colombian
3045:Brazilian
3035:Argentine
2973:Tanzanian
2943:Mauritian
2913:Ethiopian
2877:Taiwanese
2847:Pakistani
2827:Mongolian
2802:Cambodian
2721:Norwegian
2691:Icelandic
2686:Hungarian
2679:Byzantine
2635:Exchequer
2383:Hong Kong
2101:11 August
1989:1427/3/2.
1635:Edinburgh
1502:3.584 gal
1485:473.17 ml
1478:2 chopins
1455:0.448 gal
1452:2 chopins
1429:0.224 gal
1408:0.056 gal
1388:0.014 gal
1359:108.15 ml
1227:chalder (
1190:groatland
1181:ceathramh
1160:halfpenny
1147:pennyland
1126:ounceland
1066:8 oxgangs
1045:damh-imir
938:("rope").
911:Lochmaben
901:The ell (
897:Scots ell
779:land area
603:Monuments
342:Festivals
321:Mythology
290:Scots law
205:Languages
3156:Obsolete
3151:Humorous
3105:Egyptian
3065:Peruvian
3040:Bolivian
3004:Honduran
2968:Tunisian
2948:Moroccan
2938:Malagasy
2923:Eritrean
2918:Egyptian
2908:Algerian
2837:Nepalese
2817:Japanese
2751:Scottish
2741:Romanian
2642:Estonian
2552:Historic
2528:Overview
2497:Overview
2394:Specific
2038:"mile",
1910:(1842).
1756:Dwelly's
1691:See also
1599:hogshead
1577:hogshead
1508:13.638 L
1401:mutchkin
1328:Scottish
1199:cĆ²ta bĆ n
1164:farthing
1152:peighinn
1137:tir-unga
1131:unceland
1110:merkland
1105:markland
1098:Galloway
1060:plougate
817:5 Geo. 4
743:Scotland
737:are the
731:Scottish
590:Shot put
550:Football
405:Religion
394:Samhainn
389:LĆ¹nastal
355:Hogmanay
325:folklore
280:Crofting
255:Clothing
72:Timeline
33:a series
31:Part of
3187:Modulor
3161:Unusual
3130:Persian
3088:Ancient
3050:Chilean
3009:Mexican
2999:Haitian
2928:Guinean
2832:Myanmar
2771:Swedish
2766:Spanish
2756:Serbian
2746:Russian
2726:Ottoman
2716:Maltese
2706:Latvian
2701:Italian
2647:Finnish
2625:English
2605:Cypriot
2600:Cornish
2507:History
2502:Outline
2437:Natural
2378:Chinese
2356:General
2349:Current
1952:20 June
1668:stone (
1659:pound (
1650:ounce (
1521:8 pints
1499:8 pints
1461:1.696 L
1434:0.848 L
1414:0.212 L
1411:3 gills
1405:4 gills
1393:0.053 L
1370:⁄
1337:English
1256:firlots
1230:chauder
1075:dabhach
1029:Oxgangs
893:least."
851:⁄
811:by the
799:of the
765:), and
652:Thistle
624:Symbols
545:Curling
466:Keening
384:May Day
332:Cuisine
285:Saining
228:Pictish
97:Kingdom
62:History
3182:N-body
3120:Indian
3095:Arabic
2958:Somali
2933:Libyan
2901:Africa
2872:Syrian
2822:Korean
2807:Indian
2797:Afghan
2761:Slovak
2731:Polish
2669:German
2652:French
2615:Danish
2593:Europe
2559:Metric
2490:Metric
2470:Stoney
2460:Planck
2445:Atomic
2153:
2126:
2074:
1920:15 May
1834:
1781:
1760:(1911)
1745:
1641:drop (
1631:Lanark
1625:Weight
1557:barrel
1536:barrel
1516:gallon
1494:gallon
1422:chopin
1323:Notes
1319:Metric
1276:forpet
1272:lippie
1262:firlot
1239:boll (
1214:Volume
1166:-land.
1070:davoch
1040:oxgang
879:yard (
859:foot (
835:Length
825:Ulster
775:volume
771:firlot
755:length
657:Tartan
585:Shinty
560:Hailes
518:Cinema
375:Imbolc
260:Hackle
195:People
182:Modern
35:on the
3170:Other
3135:Roman
3115:Hindu
3110:Greek
2994:Cuban
2882:Tatar
2842:Omani
2781:Welsh
2776:Swiss
2696:Irish
2674:Greek
2620:Dutch
2610:Czech
2580:(CGS)
2574:(MTS)
2568:(MKS)
2540:(FPS)
2521:UK/US
1671:stane
1315:Unit
1312:Name
1274:, or
1245:, or
1207:groat
1170:Also:
1081:dauch
1078:, or
932:and
903:Latin
882:yaird
861:Scots
790:burgh
759:stone
532:Sport
508:Radio
500:Media
476:Opera
429:Music
300:Skalk
2887:Thai
2857:Pegu
2790:Asia
2428:(US)
2411:Troy
2289:2016
2267:2016
2242:2016
2214:2016
2189:2016
2164:2016
2151:ISBN
2124:ISBN
2103:2021
2072:ISBN
1954:2021
1922:2015
1864:viii
1832:ISBN
1779:ISBN
1768:and
1743:ISBN
1722:Tron
1684:boll
1662:pund
1653:unce
1644:drap
1466:joug
1381:gill
1347:gill
1296:boll
1267:peck
1248:bole
1242:bowe
1005:ruid
956:Area
948:mile
935:raip
917:fall
907:ulna
890:yard
874:foot
769:and
767:boll
763:mass
632:Flag
540:Golf
431:and
323:and
233:Norn
2096:OED
1987:RPS
1971:RPS
1868:RPS
1861:APS
1828:NMS
991:faw
930:rod
922:faw
866:fit
797:Act
757:),
751:ell
733:or
461:Mod
412:Art
3204::
2258:.
2235:21
2180:.
2094:.
2056:^
2043:ā
2021:ā
1985:,
1969:,
1944:.
1933:^
1924:.
1846:^
1814:^
1439:c.
1284:c.
1196:,
1134:,
1113:,
1100::
905::
863::
853:42
781:.
2334:e
2327:t
2320:v
2291:.
2269:.
2244:.
2216:.
2191:.
2166:.
2132:.
2105:.
2080:.
2051:.
2029:.
2007:.
1956:.
1855:"
1841:.
1809:.
1762:.
1674:)
1665:)
1656:)
1647:)
1372:5
1368:3
1365:+
1363:6
1258:.
1251:)
1233:)
1202:)
1192:(
1178:(
1155:)
1149:(
1140:)
1128:(
1119:)
1107:(
1084:)
1072:(
1063:)
1057:(
1048:)
1042:(
1008:)
1002:(
994:)
988:(
925:)
919:(
885:)
869:)
849:1
815:(
773:(
761:(
753:(
719:e
712:t
705:v
382:/
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
