Megalithic Yards

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That doesn't read well - what are peoples opinions on Alexander Thom's theories of megalithic yards?

At the risk of being flippant my inside leg measurement is exactly one Megalithic Yard. Drystone wallers and farmers both use the length of a pace to measure lengths of wall and, while it is certain that Thom's statistical analyses found a unit of measurement, it's not certain whether this was casual - a careful step length - or formalised as a cultural yard or fathomstick.