What is a barleycorn?

A barleycorn is a historic British unit of length defined as one third of an inch, originally based on the length of a grain of barley.

What is a link (US survey)?

The US survey link is a historic measurement equal to one hundredth of a Gunter's chain or about 0.66 US survey feet, commonly used in land surveying.

Why convert barleycorn to link (US survey)?

Converting between these units helps interpret and reconcile historic British measurements with American land surveying units in antique documents, engineering, and mapping.

How to Convert from Barleycorn to Link (US survey) [li]?

Easily convert lengths from the historic British barleycorn unit to the US survey link using our online length conversion tool. Ideal for heritage crafts, shoe sizing, and land surveying.

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What Is This Tool?

This converter transforms length values from barleycorn, a traditional British measurement, into links (US survey), a historic American surveying unit. It supports understanding of antique documents, shoe sizing, and land surveying by bridging these legacy units.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value in barleycorn you wish to convert.
Select barleycorn as the original unit and link (US survey) as the target unit.
Click the convert button to get the equivalent length in links (US survey).
Use the result to interpret historical, surveying, or crafting data.
Repeat as needed for different values or units.

Key Features

Converts length measurements from barleycorn to link (US survey).
Supports use cases in British shoe sizing and US land surveying.
Offers easy and accurate unit transformation based on historic definitions.
Browser-based tool requiring no installation or special software.
Facilitates compatibility between British and American traditional units.

Examples

10 barleycorn converts to approximately 0.420874579 links (US survey).
100 barleycorn converts to approximately 4.20874579 links (US survey).

Common Use Cases

Converting British shoe sizes that use barleycorn increments.
Interpreting measurements in historic UK tailoring and craft patterns.
Translating distances documented in historic US land survey plats.
Mapping cadastral boundaries using legacy survey data in the US.
Reconciliation of measurements for civil engineering or land transfer projects involving old records.

Tips & Best Practices

Verify the historical context of the document or data before conversion.
Use conversions mainly for interpretative or reference purposes given unit obsolescence.
Double-check results when working with documents that may have rounding or inconsistencies.
Combine unit knowledge with modern measurements for accurate land surveying tasks.
Keep in mind differing measurement systems when comparing results.

Limitations

The barleycorn is mostly obsolete and used mainly for historical references.
Slight rounding differences may occur due to different measurement systems.
Precision can be limited when interpreting aged or inconsistent historical records.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a barleycorn?: A barleycorn is a historic British unit of length defined as one third of an inch, originally based on the length of a grain of barley.
What is a link (US survey)?: The US survey link is a historic measurement equal to one hundredth of a Gunter's chain or about 0.66 US survey feet, commonly used in land surveying.
Why convert barleycorn to link (US survey)?: Converting between these units helps interpret and reconcile historic British measurements with American land surveying units in antique documents, engineering, and mapping.

Key Terminology

Barleycorn: A historic British unit of length equal to one third of an inch, originally based on a grain of barley.
Link (US survey): A historic American unit of length equal to 1/100 of a Gunter's chain or approximately 0.66 feet, used in land surveying.
Gunter's chain: A surveying tool used historically in the US, consisting of 66 survey feet; links are subdivisions of this chain.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is the length of one barleycorn?

One half of an inch

One third of an inch

One quarter of an inch

One link (US survey) is equal to what fraction of a Gunter's chain?

1/100

1/50

1/200

What is a common application of barleycorn today?

US land surveying

British shoe sizing

Modern civil engineering

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