Use this free online calculator to convert Ell [Scotland] to Rod [International] instantly. This all length conversions conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.

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1 Ell [Scotland] = 0.187903 Rod [International]

1 Rod [International] = 5.3219 Ell [Scotland]

Ell [Scotland] to Rod [International] Conversion Formula

To convert Ell [Scotland] to Rod [International], multiply by 0.187903.

Rod [International] = Ell [Scotland] × 0.187903

Ell [Scotland] = Rod [International] × 5.3219

To convert Rod [International] back to Ell [Scotland], divide by 0.187903 (or multiply by 5.3219).

About These Units

About Ell [Scotland]

See the English El (or Ell). This Scottish length is shorter than the English El. It may reflect an old practice of cloth merchants in giving an extra inch with each yard, to allow for any irregular cutting at the ends of the piece. However, the English cloth ell is definitely longer than the yard; it seems to be the distance from the shoulder to the fingers of the opposite hand. This reflects a practice of cloth merchants of holding the cloth at the shoulder with one hand and pulling the piece through with the opposite hand. This cloth ell was used with a similar length in France, where it was called the aune. The Dutch el and German elle are a little more than half the English ell; they may represent "arms-length" units like the Italian braccio, the Russian sadzhen, and the Turkish pik

About Rod [International]

The rod is a traditional unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards (16 feet 6 inches or exactly 5.0292 meters). The rod and the furlong were the basic distance units used by the Anglo-Saxon residents of England before the Norman conquest of 1066. The Saxons generally called this unit the gyrd, a word which comes down to us as the name of a different unit, the yard. "Rod" is another Saxon word which meant just what it means today: a straight stick. The Normans preferred to call the gyrd a pole or a perch (a word of French origin, meaning a pole; see perche). The length of the rod was well established at least as early as the eighth century. It may have originated as the length of an ox-goad, a pole used to control a team of 8 oxen (4 yokes). Scholars are not sure how the rod was related to shorter units. It may have been considered equal to 20 "natural" feet (actual foot lengths; see foot), or it may have been measured "by hand" as 30 shaftments. In any case, when the modern foot became established in the twelfth century, the royal government did not want to change the length of the rod, since that length was the basis of land measurement, land records, and taxes. Therefore the rod was redefined to equal 16.5 of the new feet. This length was called the "kings perch" at least as early as the time of King Richard the Lionheart (1198). Although rods and perches of other lengths were used locally in Britain, the kings perch eventually prevailed. The relationship between the rod and the other English distance units was confirmed again by the Parliamentary statute of 1592, which defined the statute mile to be either 320 rods or 1760 yards, thus forcing the rod to equal exactly 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet.

Ell [Scotland] to Rod [International] Conversion Table

Ell [Scotland]	Rod [International]	Rod [International]	Ell [Scotland]
0.1	0.018790	0.1	0.532190
0.5	0.093951	0.5	2.6610
1	0.187903	1	5.3219
2	0.375805	2	10.6438
5	0.939513	5	26.6095
10	1.8790	10	53.2190
20	3.7581	20	106.4381
25	4.6976	25	133.0476
50	9.3951	50	266.0952
100	18.7903	100	532.1905
250	46.9757	250	1330.48
500	93.9513	500	2660.95
1000	187.9026	1000	5321.90

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