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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
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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
971:
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
803:, 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.
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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).
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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
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2130:
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
920:) 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
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799:(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
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830:. 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 "
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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.
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individual articles for more specific information. Because fertility varied widely, in many areas, production was considered a more practical measure.
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followed by four major revisions. These involved increases in the size of the firlot, the basic unit of grain measure, and occurred in:
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Simpson, A. D. C. (2005), "Interpreting Scots measurement terms: a cautionary tale", in Kay, Christian J.; Mackay, Margaret A. (eds.),
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We notice the Scotch acre, chiefly because it is the measure employed in some of the northern Irish counties.
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Dry volume measures were slightly different for various types of grain, but often bore the same name.
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Various local measures all existed, often using local weighing stones.
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A treatise of practical arithmetic and bookkeeping, by single entry
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English
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2160:. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Ltd. pp. 122ā124.
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6 ells, or 222 inches (5.648 m). Identical to the Scots
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Weights and
Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective
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Weights and Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective
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Weights and Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective
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The area an ox could plough in a year (around 20 acres).
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Connor, R D; Simpson, A D C; Morrison-Low, A D (2004).
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Obsolete units of measurement formerly used in Scotland
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883:12 inches (305.3 mm; compare with the English
1957:The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707
1752:, by D. Richard Torrance, SAFHS, Edinburgh, 1996,
1640:Weight was measured according to "troy measure" (
2216:The Young Lady's Guide to Practical Arithmetic
1818:, Edinburgh: University Press, pp. 139ā52
1448:Derived from the French measure chopine, from
795:The system is said to have been introduced by
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1197:Of variable value: one-quarter of a Markland.
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8:
2244:(Fifth ed.). M. Angus and Son. p.
2219:. London: Ogle, Duncan, & Co. p. iv
2133:. London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge.
1907:. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 126.
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2189:"Scottish Weights and Measures: Capacity"
1833:Connor, R. D.; Simpson, A. D. C. (2004),
1815:Perspectives on the Older Scottish Tongue
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2034:Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
1924:Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c
1891:Union with England Act 1707 (c. 7)
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1781:Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
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1698:under the dry volume section, above.
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1764:This article incorporates text from
1692:See also the weight meanings of the
867:ell (22.4 mm) is also recorded.
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814:in 1685, and the other units by the
2052:Dictionary of the Scottish Language
2030:Dictionary of the Scottish Language
2016:, Edinburgh: W. Creech, p. 240
2013:The statistical account of Scotland
1927:. How and Parsons. pp. 198, fn
683:Scottish inventions and discoveries
2374:International System of Units (SI)
2318:on Scottish Archive network (SCAN)
2157:Scottish pewter-ware and pewterers
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834:measure" was brought to parts of
756:which were nominally replaced by
3234:Early modern history of Scotland
1745:Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland
1541:35 gills in a gallon of spirits
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60:
3244:Units of measurement by country
1107:In western Scotland, including
2081:. Edinburgh: NMSE Publishing.
1959:. 29 September 1663. 1663/6/81
1903:Andrews, John Harwood (1985).
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3219:Obsolete units of measurement
2384:US customary units (USCS/USC)
2316:Scottish Weights and Measures
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1169:basic unit; sub-divided into
824:Weights and Measures Act 1824
3229:Medieval history of Scotland
2056:Scottish National Dictionary
1953:"Act anent the foot measure"
1777:Scottish National Dictionary
148:Colonisation of the Americas
2103:"Oxford English Dictionary"
1868:Act for a standard of miles
1305:Weight equivalents of one
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746:Scots units of measurement
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2437:English Engineering Units
2238:Tinwell, William (1805).
2154:Wood, L. Ingleby (1904).
1615:21.14 (ā21) Scots gallons
1593:18.12 (ā18) Scots gallons
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2193:Scottish Archive Network
1557:35.76 (ā36) beer gallons
30:Not to be confused with
2476:Quantum chromodynamical
2291:Donn, Benjamin (1758).
2010:Sinclair, John (1793),
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32:Scottish military units
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2353:Systems of measurement
2127:Simmonds, P L (1863).
1728:Scottish pronunciation
1718:History of measurement
1713:Systems of measurement
1644:) and "tron measure" (
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462:Scottish country dance
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2213:Morrison, C. (1820).
1469:3 pints or 1.5 quarts
1133:8 ouncelands (varied)
1103:Area by taxation/rent
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840:Ulster Scots settlers
467:Scottish sword dances
276:Burning of the Clavie
183:Industrial Revolution
1994:Act of 11 March 1427
1978:Act of 10 March 1432
1750:Weights and Measures
1708:Units of measurement
750:weights and measures
621:World Heritage Sites
321:Units of measurement
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703:Scotland portal
178:Highland Clearances
153:Glorious Revolution
118:Davidian Revolution
53:Culture of Scotland
2583:metreātonneāsecond
2379:UK imperial system
1870:" (16 June 1685).
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1570:of wine or spirits
1529:of wine or spirits
1499:a.k.a. tappit hen
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1769:Gaelic Dictionary
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1343:US customary
1313:Fluid volume
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673:Celtic cross
658:Lion Rampant
648:Coat of arms
586:Rugby sevens
581:Horse racing
492:Puirt Ć beul
371:Burns supper
281:Burns supper
138:Early modern
36:
3000:Costa Rican
2964:Seychellois
2873:Singaporean
2668:Traditional
2523:Metrication
2461:Geometrised
2417:Avoirdupois
2267:"Nipperkin"
1578:ā36 gallons
1352:equivalent
1265:Equal to 4
1187:quarterland
997:square fall
987:square inch
678:Celtic knot
591:Rugby union
381:Lanimer Day
316:Up Helly Aa
229:Broad Scots
188:Romanticism
143:Reformation
133:Renaissance
98:Middle Ages
93:Roman times
88:Prehistoric
3213:Categories
3086:Venezuelan
3071:Paraguayan
3025:Nicaraguan
2903:Vietnamese
2878:Sri Lankan
2863:Philippine
2823:Indonesian
2747:Portuguese
2641:Winchester
2544:Comparison
2494:Background
2432:Electrical
1984:1432/3/12.
1881:1685/4/83.
1800:References
1620:63 gallons
1598:54 gallons
1486:of spirits
1367:0.761 gill
1360:of spirits
1230:Dry volume
1173:-land and
1066:ploughgate
1024:Scots acre
1010:Scots rood
992:square ell
953:Scots mile
832:Cunningham
524:Television
452:Folk music
430:Literature
391:Bealltainn
376:Tartan Day
258:Traditions
163:Jacobitism
3081:Uruguayan
3066:Colombian
3056:Brazilian
3046:Argentine
2984:Tanzanian
2954:Mauritian
2924:Ethiopian
2888:Taiwanese
2858:Pakistani
2838:Mongolian
2813:Cambodian
2732:Norwegian
2702:Icelandic
2697:Hungarian
2690:Byzantine
2646:Exchequer
2394:Hong Kong
2112:11 August
2000:1427/3/2.
1646:Edinburgh
1513:3.584 gal
1496:473.17 ml
1489:2 chopins
1466:0.448 gal
1463:2 chopins
1440:0.224 gal
1419:0.056 gal
1399:0.014 gal
1370:108.15 ml
1238:chalder (
1201:groatland
1192:ceathramh
1171:halfpenny
1158:pennyland
1137:ounceland
1077:8 oxgangs
1056:damh-imir
949:("rope").
922:Lochmaben
912:The ell (
908:Scots ell
790:land area
614:Monuments
353:Festivals
332:Mythology
301:Scots law
216:Languages
3167:Obsolete
3162:Humorous
3116:Egyptian
3076:Peruvian
3051:Bolivian
3015:Honduran
2979:Tunisian
2959:Moroccan
2949:Malagasy
2934:Eritrean
2929:Egyptian
2919:Algerian
2848:Nepalese
2828:Japanese
2762:Scottish
2752:Romanian
2653:Estonian
2563:Historic
2539:Overview
2508:Overview
2405:Specific
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1767:Dwelly's
1702:See also
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1588:hogshead
1519:13.638 L
1412:mutchkin
1339:Scottish
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1175:farthing
1163:peighinn
1148:tir-unga
1142:unceland
1121:merkland
1116:markland
1109:Galloway
1071:plougate
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754:Scotland
748:are the
742:Scottish
601:Shot put
561:Football
416:Religion
405:Samhainn
400:LĆ¹nastal
366:Hogmanay
336:folklore
291:Crofting
266:Clothing
83:Timeline
44:a series
42:Part of
3198:Modulor
3172:Unusual
3141:Persian
3099:Ancient
3061:Chilean
3020:Mexican
3010:Haitian
2939:Guinean
2843:Myanmar
2782:Swedish
2777:Spanish
2767:Serbian
2757:Russian
2737:Ottoman
2727:Maltese
2717:Latvian
2712:Italian
2658:Finnish
2636:English
2616:Cypriot
2611:Cornish
2518:History
2513:Outline
2448:Natural
2389:Chinese
2367:General
2360:Current
1963:20 June
1679:stone (
1670:pound (
1661:ounce (
1532:8 pints
1510:8 pints
1472:1.696 L
1445:0.848 L
1425:0.212 L
1422:3 gills
1416:4 gills
1404:0.053 L
1381:⁄
1348:English
1267:firlots
1241:chauder
1086:dabhach
1040:Oxgangs
904:least."
862:⁄
822:by the
810:of the
776:), and
663:Thistle
635:Symbols
556:Curling
477:Keening
395:May Day
343:Cuisine
296:Saining
239:Pictish
108:Kingdom
73:History
18:Chalder
3193:N-body
3131:Indian
3106:Arabic
2969:Somali
2944:Libyan
2912:Africa
2883:Syrian
2833:Korean
2818:Indian
2808:Afghan
2772:Slovak
2742:Polish
2680:German
2663:French
2626:Danish
2604:Europe
2570:Metric
2501:Metric
2481:Stoney
2471:Planck
2456:Atomic
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1334:Notes
1330:Metric
1287:forpet
1283:lippie
1273:firlot
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1051:oxgang
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870:foot (
846:Length
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786:volume
782:firlot
766:length
668:Tartan
596:Shinty
571:Hailes
529:Cinema
386:Imbolc
271:Hackle
206:People
193:Modern
46:on the
3181:Other
3146:Roman
3126:Hindu
3121:Greek
3005:Cuban
2893:Tatar
2853:Omani
2792:Welsh
2787:Swiss
2707:Irish
2685:Greek
2631:Dutch
2621:Czech
2591:(CGS)
2585:(MTS)
2579:(MKS)
2551:(FPS)
2532:UK/US
1682:stane
1326:Unit
1323:Name
1285:, or
1256:, or
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1181:Also:
1092:dauch
1089:, or
943:and
914:Latin
893:yaird
872:Scots
801:burgh
770:stone
543:Sport
519:Radio
511:Media
487:Opera
440:Music
311:Skalk
2898:Thai
2868:Pegu
2801:Asia
2439:(US)
2422:Troy
2300:2016
2278:2016
2253:2016
2225:2016
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2175:2016
2162:ISBN
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1965:2021
1933:2015
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1790:ISBN
1779:and
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1673:pund
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1358:gill
1307:boll
1278:peck
1259:bole
1253:bowe
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967:Area
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928:fall
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643:Flag
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2107:OED
1998:RPS
1982:RPS
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1872:APS
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