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Monument details

HER Number:TR 03 NE 227
Type of record:Building
Name:A cow shed, Ruffin's Hill Farm

Summary

A cow shed, probably of 19th century date.


Grid Reference:TR 0720 3601
Map Sheet:TR03NE
Parish:ALDINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • ANIMAL SHED (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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A cattle shed, probably of 19th century date. An earlier building could have occupied the site (the Tithe Map depiction appears slightly different from the current structure). The cattle shed was once open fronted onto the foldyard. (1) (2)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2005, Ruffin's Hill Farm, Aldington, Kent: An architectural and historical appraisal of the farmyard (Unpublished document). SKE18255.

<2> Kent Farmsteads Survey, 1991, Ashford, Aldington, Ruffins Hill Farm survey (Unpublished document). SKE30025.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2005. Ruffin's Hill Farm, Aldington, Kent: An architectural and historical appraisal of the farmyard.
<2>Unpublished document: Kent Farmsteads Survey. 1991. Ashford, Aldington, Ruffins Hill Farm survey.