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)

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