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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4 pennylands (8 groatlands) Ounceland (Tir-unga) = 4 quarterlands (32 groatlands) Markland (Marg-fhearann) = 8 Ouncelands (varied) Cardarelli, François...
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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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the legal system and it is known that the Hebrides were taxed using the Ounceland measure. Althings were open-air governmental assemblies that met in the...
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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...
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Hebrides exist. It is, however, known that Hebrides were taxed using the Ounceland system and evidence from Bornais suggests that settlers there may have...
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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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population is lacking. It is known that the Hebrides were taxed using the Ounceland system and evidence from Bornais suggests that settlers there may have...
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Scotland, including Galloway: markland (merkland, marg-fhearann) 8 ouncelands (varied) ounceland (unceland, tir-unga) 20 pennylands pennyland (peighinn) basic...
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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...
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portion of land termed a 'dabhach' is here also called a 'tirung' or 'ounceland', and each 'dabhach' contains 20 pennylands." The Rev. Dr Campbell of...
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brother, not his son. This theory, based on the Orcadian distribution of ouncelands was originally researched by J. Storer Clouston in the 1920s and was "enormously...
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plaque, made from whale bone. During the medieval period Sanday had 36 ouncelands, which may have been divided into two 'huseby' districts for taxation...
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4 pennylands (8 groatlands) Ounceland (Tir-unga) = 4 quarterlands (32 groatlands) Markland (Marg-fhearann) = 8 ouncelands (varied) Townland (Baile) Feddan...
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