Use this free online calculator to convert Barleycorn to Line instantly. This all length conversions conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.

Quick Reference

1 Barleycorn = 4.0157 Line

1 Line = 0.249024 Barleycorn

Barleycorn to Line Conversion Formula

To convert Barleycorn to Line, multiply by 4.0157.

Line = Barleycorn × 4.0157

Barleycorn = Line × 0.249024

To convert Line back to Barleycorn, divide by 4.0157 (or multiply by 0.249024).

About These Units

About Barleycorn

The Barleycorn is an old English unit of length. The custom of using seeds as units of length or weight is very common in farming societies. In Anglo-Saxon England, where barley was a basic crop, barleycorns played this traditional role. The weight of a barleycorn, later renamed the grain, is the original basis of all English weight systems including the older troy system and the later avoirdupois system. As a length unit, 3 barleycorns were equal to the Saxon ynce (inch). The English foot was actually defined as 12 of these ynces, that is, as 36 barleycorns.

About Line

The line is a traditional unit of distance equal to 1/12 inch (about 2.1167 millimeters). For measuring the thickness of buttons, there is also a smaller line equal to 1/40 inch (0.635 millimeter). The line is called the ligne in French, the linea in Spanish, the linie in German, and the liniya in Russian.

Barleycorn to Line Conversion Table

Barleycorn	Line	Line	Barleycorn
0.1	0.401568	0.1	0.024902
0.5	2.0078	0.5	0.124512
1	4.0157	1	0.249024
2	8.0314	2	0.498047
5	20.0784	5	1.2451
10	40.1568	10	2.4902
20	80.3137	20	4.9805
25	100.3921	25	6.2256
50	200.7842	50	12.4512
100	401.5685	100	24.9024
250	1003.92	250	62.2559
500	2007.84	500	124.5118
1000	4015.68	1000	249.0235

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