The "Ell" on the side of the National Trust for Scotland shop.
Introduction
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The "Ell" on the side of the National Trust for Scotland shop.
Image: © Elliott Simpson Taken: 24 Jan 2009
Apart from being a handy word for "Scrabble" players, the ell was a unit of length standardised in 1661 at 37 inches. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
56.565201
Longitude
-3.587852