(before the Norman Conquest it was called a hide in Yorkshire). In theory it was the amount of land which a single eight ox plough team could plough in a year. EITHER 90 to 120 acres or 120 to 180 acres (see HIDE below).

A measurement of land, equal to a hide (used in Danelaw). Also known as a ploughland.

A measurement of land equal to the amount a team of eight oxen could plough in one year. Usually between 160 and 180 acres.

the equivalent of the HIDE, both as a unit of 120 acres for assessing DANGELD in DOMESDAY BOOK and as a real land measure, in the DANELAW; also used elsewhere in ENGLAND in DOMESDAY BOOK as a real measure of land exempt from DANEGELD

An ancient land measure: the amount of land that one team of oxen could plough in a season.

carucata Derived from the Latin word caruca, meaning plough, this is a measure of land used in Danelaw (North and Eastern) counties in Domesday. Equivalent to a hide and represented the amount of land which could be ploughed by one plough team. Also used in Domesday for customary assessment. See also bovate.

The amount of land that can be ploughed with one plough and eight oxen in one year.

The carucate was a unit of assessment for tax found in most of the Danelaw counties of England. The word derives from caruca, Latin for a plough. It is analogous to the hide, the measurement of land for tax assessment used outside the Danelaw counties.