The Measure of Beit HaPras

Purity laws for Kohanim

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Question

As is known, there is a law of Beit HaPras for a field where a grave has been lost. My question is: What is the measure of the area where it can be said that a grave has been lost and the entire area becomes Beit HaPras? If someone knows for certain that a person was buried in the land but does not know where, does the entire land become Beit HaPras?

Answer

The measure is one hundred cubits by one hundred cubits

Source

Rambam, Tum'at Met, Chapter 10, Halacha 1

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