In England, 10—20th century, a unit of land area, = 1210 square yards (approximately 1011.7 square meters). Originally a piece of land 1 rod wide and 40 rods long, a quarter of an acre.
In Scotland, a unit of land area, = 40 square falls = 13,690 square English feet, about 1271.84 square meters. But within a burgh, 20 square feet. Also spelled rude.
See also Scots Gardener's Measure.
1
The mesur off the rude.
The rude off lande in baronyis sal conten vj elne, that is to say, xviij fut off a mydlyn mane; the rude off the land in the burghe mesurit off a midlyng mane sal be xx fut.
The rude of land in baronys shall contain 6 ells, that is to say, 18 feet of a middling man. The rood of land in the burgh measured by a middling man shall be 20 feet.
Ancient Laws and Customs of the Burghs of Scotland. Vol I. A.D. 1124-1424.
Fragments of Old Laws, no. 54. Page 186.
Edinburgh: Printed for the Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1868.
2
A Roode of land within Burgh, is esteemed of old to bee 20 foote: that is, 5 foote in length, and 4 foote in breadth.
Hunter (1624), page 6.
In Scotland, 17th century, as a measure of work done by masons or slaters, = 36 square ells, the same as a fall, about 342,25 square English feet.
OF THE ROOD OF WORKE
A Rood of land containes 240 Ells of measure: But a roode of worke, wrought by masons or sclaiters, containes but 36 ells: that is, if any piece of worke bee found to bee 18 Elles in length, and 2 Ells in breadth, it makes a Roode.
Hunter (1624), page 6.
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