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Term: Megalithic Yard

DEFINITION:

A concept invented (or discovered) by a Scottish engineer named Alexander Thom (1894–1985). By measuring numerous megalithic sites, he came to the conclusion that there was a standard of measurement, used anciently, throughout Great Britain. He called this measurement, precisely 0.82966 meters in length, a megalithic yard. 

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