What is a kil'ometer?

[meinfs]

... because we use miles, thanks to the English/British/Imperial system of measurement.

NOW what if:

The Scots won all of their battles and took over the British Empire,

then perhaps with these Scottish units of measurement :

your real estate might be measured in

Scottish rood (ruid in Lowland Scots, ròd in Scottish Gaelic)
Scottish acre = 4 roods

or
oxgangs (Damh-imir) = the area an ox would plow in a year (about 20 acres)
ploughgates = 8 oxgangs
Daugh (Dabhach) = 4 ploughgates

your taxes in:

Groatland or Còta bàn, a groat is a coin
Pennyland (Peighinn) = 2 groatlands
Quarterland (Ceathramh) = 4 pennylands (8 groatlands)
Ounceland (Tir-unga) = 4 quarterlands (32 groatlands)
Markland (Marg-fhearann) = 8 Ouncelands (varied)
Farthingland (Feòirling) – equal to half a pennyland.

Your alcohol in

Gill
Mutchkin
Chopin
Pint (Scots)/Joog
Gallon

Your weight in

Drop/drap
Ounce
Pound/Poon
Stone/Stane






Oh and your Tartan fabric in:

Ell – Elbow, 37 Scots inches, 94.50 cm

I'd like an 8-ell kilt, please.





Source: en.wikipedia.org