Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

A full regular courtyard plan farmstead.

Monument Types

• FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1540 AD)

Full description

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Type: Regular courtyard with additional detached elements
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position
Position: Isolated position
Survivial: Altered - partial loss of original form (less than 50%)
(1-2)

Description of Farmstead:
Built in the corner of a T junction, house is possibily Medieval with 16-17C improvements. Main farm courtyard entrance from road junction that contains: wagon shed on south west side; barn on north east side; smaller cattleyard north east of barn; and cowshed alongside. Other structures include a granary and a few more buildings added in 1906 such as a pigsties. These no longer remain.
Ancillary Structures:
A C20 iron shed was photographed (intrusive event booklet), also a cowshed was recorded. The dairy is believed to be C20, on 1960 OS map. 1906 OS map records more buildings however the majority of these no longer exist. (3)

<1> Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document). SKE18075.

<2> English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE18076.

<3> Kent Farmsteads Survey, 1991, Ashford, Aldington, Ruffins Hill Farm survey (Unpublished document). SKE30025.

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