- The
davoch,
davach or
daugh is an
ancient Scottish land measurement. All of
these terms are
cognate with
modern Scottish Gaelic dabhach. The word dabh...
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Bochd Land of the Poor
Dochfour Dabhach Phùir
Davoch of
Pasture Land
Dochgarroch Dabhach Gairbheach Rough Davoch Dores Dubhras Black Wood
Drumdevan Druim Dìomhain...
- a
formal legal unit. Like
older Scottish land measurements, such as the
davoch,
quarterland and oxgang, the
extent of a
township often varies according...
- the
davoch of Ynche, the
davoch of Lagankenzee, with the
lakes and
fishings of said lands, with the
tower of said lake of Lagankenzee, the half
davoch of...
- be aoghair. This
article incorporates text from Dwelly's [Scottish]
Gaelic Dictionary (1911). (Aoghairean) Half-foot
Crofting Davoch Quarterland v t e...
-
Malcolm "gave a king's dues in
Biffie and in Pett Meic-Gobraig, and two
davochs" to the
monastery of Old Deer. He was also
probably not the
founder of...
-
later Middle Ages. The main unit of land
measurement in
Scotland was the
davoch (i.e. "vat"),
called the
arachor in
Lennox and also
known as the "Scottish...
-
could plough in a year (around 20 acres).
ploughgate (plougate) 8
oxgangs davoch (dabhach, or dauch) 4
ploughgates In
western Scotland,
including Galloway:...
- Buchter,
Breakachy (listed as "Brackachy") and its
surrounding lands were a
davoch town in the
Earldom of Ross. The area was
likely used for sheep-grazing...
- from John Pilmore,
Bishop of Moray, for good services, of the half
davoch [a
davoch was at
least 416 acres]
lands of Aberbreachy, and the
lands of Auchmunie...
