Farmstead record MKE84820 - Mount Pleasant Farm (Rats Castle)

Summary

A regular U-plan courtyard farmstead.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7887 5123 (point)
Map sheet TQ75SE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type: Regular courtyard U-plan with detached elements
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position
Position: Isolated position
Survivial: Altered - partial loss of original form (less than 50%)
New sheds: Large modern sheds built on the site of the historic farmstead, may have destroyed original buildings or obscured them
Notes: Oast. U range with an oast house one range
(1-2)


<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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 19 2012 1:20PM