Farmstead record MKE88372 - Ruffyn's Hill (Ruffin's Hill)

Summary

A full regular courtyard plan farmstead.

Location

Grid reference TR 0720 3600 (point)
Map sheet TR03NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish ALDINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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 Kent Farmsteads Survey, 1991, Ashford, Aldington, Ruffins Hill Farm survey (Unpublished document).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.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Kent Farmsteads Survey. 1991. Ashford, Aldington, Ruffins Hill Farm survey.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Ruffins Hill Farm, Aldington (Ref: KFS-P00051) (EKE13808)

Record last edited

Jan 28 2015 3:42PM