Use this free online calculator to convert Rood to Fathom [Ancient] instantly. This area conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.

Quick Reference

1 Rood = 553.1515 Fathom [Ancient]

1 Fathom [Ancient] = 1.808e-3 Rood

Rood to Fathom [Ancient] Conversion Formula

To convert Rood to Fathom [Ancient], multiply by 553.1515.

Fathom [Ancient] = Rood × 553.1515

Rood = Fathom [Ancient] × 1.808e-3

To convert Fathom [Ancient] back to Rood, divide by 553.1515 (or multiply by 1.808e-3).

About These Units

About Rood

The rood is a a traditional unit of area used to measure land. A rood is the area of a narrow strip of land one furlong (40 rods, or 660 feet) long and one rod (16.5 feet) wide. Thus the rood is equal to 40 square rods (or perches), which equals 1210 square yards, or 10 890 square feet, or exactly 1/4 acre. That would be the area of a lot 22 yards wide and 55 yards deep, about the size of many suburban lots. One rood is approximately 1011.714 square meters, or 0.101 171 4 hectare.

About Fathom [Ancient]

A fathom is a unit of measure equal to 2 yards or 6 feet, or 1.8288 metres. The name of the unit derives from the Old English word fæthm meaning outstretched arms which was the original definition of the units measure.

Rood to Fathom [Ancient] Conversion Table

Rood	Fathom [Ancient]	Fathom [Ancient]	Rood
0.1	55.3152	0.1	1.808e-4
0.5	276.5758	0.5	9.039e-4
1	553.1515	1	1.808e-3
2	1106.30	2	3.616e-3
5	2765.76	5	9.039e-3
10	5531.52	10	0.018078
20	11063.03	20	0.036156
25	13828.79	25	0.045196
50	27657.58	50	0.090391
100	55315.15	100	0.180782
250	138287.88	250	0.451956
500	276575.75	500	0.903911
1000	553151.50	1000	1.8078

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