- An
ounceland (Scottish Gaelic: unga) is a
traditional Scottish land measurement. It was
found in the West Highlands, and Hebrides. In
Eastern Scotland...
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portion of land
termed a 'dabhach' is here also
called a 'tirung' or '
ounceland', and each 'dabhach'
contains 20 pennylands." In Scotland,
oxgang occurs...
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Hogbacks Lewis chessmen Manx
runestones Orkneyinga saga
Ounceland Sen
dollotar Ulaid St
Magnus Cathedral Udal law
Althings Delting Dingwall...
- 4
pennylands (8 groatlands)
Ounceland (Tir-unga) = 4
quarterlands (32 groatlands)
Markland (Marg-fhearann) = 8
Ouncelands (varied) Cardarelli, François...
- markland. However, in Islay, a
quarterland was
equivalent to a
quarter of an
ounceland. Half of a
quarterland would be an ochdamh(ie.one-eighth), and in Islay...
- the
legal system and it is
known that the
Hebrides were
taxed using the
Ounceland measure.
Althings were open-air
governmental ****emblies that met in the...
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Galloway ****d
Hogbacks Lewis chessmen Manx
runestones Orkneyinga saga
Ounceland Sen
dollotar Ulaid St
Magnus Cathedral Udal law
Althings Delting Dingwall...
- example, in some
places eight ouncelands were
equal to one markland, but in others, such as Islay, a
markland was
twelve ouncelands. The
markland derived its...
- acre
Scots rood
Scottish units in the West Highlands:
Scots markland Ounceland Quarterland Pennyland Groatland Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "carucate...
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Galloway ****d
Hogbacks Lewis chessmen Manx
runestones Orkneyinga saga
Ounceland Sen
dollotar Ulaid St
Magnus Cathedral Udal law
Althings Delting Dingwall...
