The Davoch, Davach or Daugh's an ancient Scottish land measurement. All of these terms are cognate with modern Scottish Gaelic Dabhach. The word Dabh or Damh means an ox (cf oxgang/Damh-imir), but Dabhach can also refer to a "tub", so may indicate productivity. It was called the arachor in the Lennox. It's thought that the measurement's of Pictish origins, and's most common in the north east, and often absent in the south of Scotland. It's particularly common in various placenames to this day, o… (More on Davoch)