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• Quarterland — A Quarterland or Ceathramh (Scottish Gaelic) was a Scottish land measurement. It was used mainly in the west and north.It was supposed to be equivalent to eight fourpennylands. In Islay, a quarterland was equivalent to a quarter of an ounceland.… …   Wikipedia

• Groatland — A groatland, also known as a fourpenceland, fourpennyland or “Còta bàn” (meaning white coat ) was a Scottish land measurement. It was so called, because the annual rent paid on it was a Scottish “groat” (coin). There were some regional variation… …   Wikipedia

• Township (Scotland) — In the Highlands and Islands of Scotland a crofting township is a group of agricultural smallholdings (each with its own few hectares of pasture and arable land (in bye land)) holding in common a substantial tract of unimproved upland grazing.… …   Wikipedia

• Dromcollogher-Broadford — Drom Collachair Béal an Átha   Town   Motto: Impossible is nothing …   Wikipedia

• Weeton with Preese — Coordinates: 53°48′18″N 2°56′13″W / 53.805°N 2.937°W / 53.805; 2.937 …   Wikipedia

• Comber — For the fish, see Comber (fish). Coordinates: 54°32′38″N 5°44′06″W / 54.544°N 5.735°W / 54.544; 5.735 …   Wikipedia

• Dundonald — For other uses, see Dundonald (disambiguation). Coordinates: 54°35′38″N 5°48′47″W / 54.594°N 5.813°W / 54.594; 5.813 …   Wikipedia

• Davoch — The Davoch, Davach or Daugh is an ancient Scottish land measurement. All of these terms are cognate with modern Scottish Gaelic Dabhach. The word Dabh or Damh means an ox (cf oxgang/Damh imir), but Dabhach can also refer to a tub , so may… …   Wikipedia

• Ounceland — An ounceland (Scottish Gaelic: unga) is a traditional Scottish land measurement. It was found in the West Highlands, and Hebrides. In Eastern Scotland, other measuring systems were used instead. It was equivalent to 20 pennylands or one eighth of …   Wikipedia

• Oxgang — Farm derived units of measurement: The rod is a historical unit of length equal to 5½ yards. It may have originated from the typical length of a mediaeval ox goad. The furlong (meaning furrow length) was the distance a team of oxen could plough… …   Wikipedia