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...

Bochd Land of the Poor Dochfour Dabhach Phùir Davoch of Pasture Land Dochgarroch Dabhach Gairbheach Rough Davoch Dores Dubhras Black Wood Drumdevan Druim Dìomhain...

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...

a formal legal unit. Like older Scottish land measurements, such as the davoch, quarterland and oxgang, the extent of a township often varies according...

be aoghair. This article incorporates text from Dwelly's [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary (1911). (Aoghairean) Half-foot Crofting Davoch Quarterland v t e...

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...

could plough in a year (around 20 acres). ploughgate (plougate) 8 oxgangs davoch (dabhach, or dauch) 4 ploughgates In western Scotland, including Galloway:...

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...

Rufus, Keith Medieval Botriphnie Church, Drummuir Medieval Grange Church, Davoch of Grange Keith: North, Newmill, Boharm & Rothiemay 3,613 North Church,...

later Middle Ages. The main unit of land measurement in Scotland was the davoch (i.e. "vat"), called the arachor in Lennox. This unit is also known as the...