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Fall (unit)

A fall or fa’ is a Scottish measurement of length. Other variants of the name include "faw", "faa" and "fa"; the spelling with an apologetic apostrophe is not favoured now. The measurement was mostly out of use by the 19th century, and English measurements were imposed in 1824 by an act of parliament.

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A fall or fa’ is a Scottish measurement of length. Other variants of the name include "faw", "faa" and "fa"; the spelling with an apologetic apostrophe is not favoured now. The measurement was mostly out of use by the 19th century, and English measurements were imposed in 1824 by an act of parliament.1

There were 320 falls in a Scots mile.2

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  1. "Scottish Archive Network - Scottish Weights and Measures Guide (Distance and Area)". www.scan.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. "Scotfax: Weights & Measures on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. "Weights and measures | Scotland's People". www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2025.