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A fall or fa’ is a Scottish measurement of length. Other variants of the name include "faw", "faa" and "fa"; the spelling with an apologetic apostrophe is not favoured now. The measurement was mostly out of use by the 19th century, and English measurements were imposed in 1824 by an act of parliament.

There were 320 falls in a Scots mile.

Equivalent to:

Scottish measures: 18 ft, or 6 ells
Metric system: 5.6479 metres
Imperial system: 6.1766 yards, 1.123 rods

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+{{Short description|Scottish measurement of length}}
-A '''fall''' or '''fa''' was equivalent to 18 Scots feet.
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+A '''fall''' or '''fa’''' is a Scottish measurement of length. Other variants of the name include "faw", "faa" and "fa"; the spelling with an [[apologetic apostrophe]] is not favoured now. The measurement was mostly out of use by the 19th century, and English measurements were imposed in 1824 by an act of parliament.
+There were 320 falls in a [[mile#Scots mile|Scots mile]].
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+Equivalent to:
+* [[Obsolete Scottish units of measurement|Scottish measures]]: 18&nbsp;ft, or 6&nbsp;[[ell#Scots|ell]]s
+* [[Metric system]]: 5.6479 metres
+* [[Imperial system]]: 6.1766 [[yard (unit)|yards]], 1.123 [[rod (unit)|rods]]
+==See also==
+* [[Ell#Scots|Ell (Scots)]]
+* [[Inch#Scottish inch|Scottish inch]]
+* [[Mile#Scots mile|Scots mile]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Fall (Unit)}}
+[[Category:Obsolete Scottish units of measurement]]
+[[Category:Units of length]]
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+{{Standard-stub}}