Convert pulgada (Castile) to barleycorn
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for pulgada (Castile):
Pulgada is a traditional unit of length comparable with inch. In Castile it was defined as 1/12 pie or about 2.32 cm.
Definition and details for barleycorn:
Barleycorn is an old English unit of distance equal to 1/3 inch or about 8.47 millimeters. In farming societies was very common to use seeds as units of length. Barley was a basic crop in England. So barleycorn was a useful unit.