Keel (unit)
Keel was a unit used to measure coal in the northeast of England, being the quantity of coal carried by a keelboat on the Tyne and Wear rivers. In 1750 it was said to be equal to 8 Newcastle chaldrons (waggons), a measure of volume, or a weight of 21.2 long tons or 424 cwt (21.54 metric tons).[1]
See also[]
- Keelmen of Tyne and Wear discusses the coal-carrying keels
References[]
- ^ Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.)
Categories:
- Units of volume
- Units of mass
- Customary units of measurement
- Standards of the United Kingdom