# Fall (unit)

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Scottish measurement of length

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](/source/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](/source/Mile#Scots_mile).[2]

Equivalent to:

- [Scottish measures](/source/Obsolete_Scottish_units_of_measurement): 18 ft, or 6 [ells](/source/Ell#Scots)[3]

- [Metric system](/source/Metric_system): 5.6479 metres

- [Imperial system](/source/Imperial_system): 6.1766 [yards](/source/Yard_(unit)), 1.123 [rods](/source/Rod_(unit))

## See also

- [Ell (Scots)](/source/Ell#Scots)

- [Scottish inch](/source/Inch#Scottish_inch)

- [Scots mile](/source/Mile#Scots_mile)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Scottish Archive Network - Scottish Weights and Measures Guide (Distance and Area)"](https://www.scan.org.uk/measures/distance.asp). *www.scan.org.uk*. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Scotfax: Weights & Measures on Undiscovered Scotland"](https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usscotfax/scotland/weights.html). *www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk*. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Weights and measures | Scotland's People"](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/weights-and-measures). *www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk*. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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