Groatland

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).


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  • This article incorporates text from "Dwelly's [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary" (1911).


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