Pennyland
A pennyland (Scottish Gaelic: “peighinn”) is an old Scottish land measurement. It was found in the West Highlands, and also Galloway, and believed to be of Norse origin. It is frequently found in minor placenames.
Skene in Celtic Scotland says:
The Rev. Dr Campbell of Broadford on Skye says:
It should not be confused with pen which is a Brythonic language element in placenames such as Penicuik, in Midlothian.
References
This article incorporates text from "Dwelly's [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary" (1911). (Dabhach, Peighinn)
Further reading
See also
- 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)
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