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From: "Jack Mills" <>
Subject: Re: Scottish Mile
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 08:28:44 -0000


Hi Anne,

One book i have says the Scots mile was "about 1976 yards".

This site has some old Scots measures.

http://thecapitalscot.com/pastfeatures/measure.html

Jack

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>This could sound a silly question, but I had always thought that the
>talk of an English Mile and an Irish Mile was a humorous jibe at
>perceptions until I found an old map with the scale clearly marked
>with both (different).

>I wonder if anyone has any idea whether there was a Scottish mile as well?

>Anne Maye.

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