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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). == See also == * Obsolete Scottish units of measurement * * In the East Highlands: * * * Rood * * * Scottish acre = 4 roods * * * Oxgang (''Damh-imir'') = the area an ox could plow in a year (around 20 acres) * * * Ploughgate (''?'') = 8 oxgangs * * * Daugh (''Dabhach'') = 4 ploughgates * * In the West Highlands: * * * Markland (''Marg-fhearann'') = 8 Ouncelands (varied) * * * Ounceland (''Tir-unga'') =20 Pennylands * * * Pennyland (''Peighinn'') = basic unit; sub-divided into half penny-land and farthing-land * * * (Other terms in use; Quarterland (''Ceathramh''): variable value; Groatland (''Còta bàn'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「groatland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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