Can anyone tell me how to work out a plot's size.. Trying to find out the size of a 6 Pole lot??
Many Thanks,
Lawrence
That would be just over 180sq yds
Ours are ten pole... or 300sq yards...
;D
Ours are 20 so neh!
Quote from: djbrenton on April 18, 2008, 17:04:34
Ours are 20 so neh!
;D
Nice, but I'm quite happy with my little plot.. perfect for me being a beginner to the allotment world.
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Found out today when my contract arrived that it's actually a 5 rod plot...
Can anyone tell me what the Width & Length of a plot of 5 rod plot would be in inches or feet?
(I have tried working it out and am getting a bit confused.. Doesn't take much LOL)
M.T.I.A. ( Many Thanks In Advance ;) )
Lawrence
That would depend on the site...
ours are 30' (10yds) by 90' (30yds) giving the required 300sq yds..
a Five could be half the length at that width or some other maths...
Size as they say does matter!! ;D
Lawrence
I used a completely unscientific method. I measured the plot from the back wall to the front path about 30m, then divided by 2 so your plot should be 15m long, give or take.
Remember I only had a 5m tape............. ::)
The width is from path edge to edge and that does vary.
Bottom line - you could be plus or minus half a pole
This has caused much confusion, because of the use of what are now fairly unknown old imperial units (talking relatively).
As a linear measure, a rod (or pole, or perch) is quarter of a chain, which is 22yds (cricket pitch?), hence a rod is 5.25 yds.
The term has also been extended though to cover a measure of area, so a rod (or pole, or perch) can also be used to describe an area of ground, which is how it is used in describing allotments. Technically speaking, this would be a square rod, since the area is 5.25 yds along each side, but it is still just referred to as a rod.
Therefore, a rod consists of an area of approximately 27.5 sq yds. No idea what this is in metres, my days as a bilingual engineer are long gone.
Thus, if your plot is rectangular, and you can measure the sides in yards, multiply the length by width to get the sq yds, then divide by 27.5 to get the rods ...
If it is slightly tapered, as most on our site are, you need to measure both opposite sides to get the average ... thus area = average length x average width
If your plot is 6 poles, then this will be about 165 sq yds, ie essentially the same as 150 yd plot.
Hope this helps, if not, then sorry :)
Update - just noticed your edit to 5 rods ... this would make it about 138 sq yds.
ERRRRRRRR ! YES, guess i have a big plot then.