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Monument details

HER Number:TR 03 NE 228
Type of record:Building
Name:A cow shed, Ruffin's Hill Farm

Summary

A cow shed, probably of 19th century date.


Grid Reference:TR 0721 3600
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. The building was added to the existing buildings to the northwest and so post dates the late 18th or early 19th century. The hop kiln to the southeast is possibly of contemporary construction. The cattle shed is 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Trust, 2005, Ruffin's Hill Farm, Aldington, Kent: An architectural and historical appraisal of the farmyard (Unpublished document).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 Kent Farmsteads Survey, 1991, Ashford, Aldington, Ruffins Hill Farm survey (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2005.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Unpublished document: Kent Farmsteads Survey. 1991.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.