The form and shape of traditional farms contributes a large part to our understanding of the character of the rural landscape. While providing distinctive colour and texture in the countryside, farm outbuildings have been considered primarily for their use. Where farmhouses, from thatched houses to large ‘boxcountry’ houses have been recognised for their heritage value and afforded individual protection, it is only in the very recent past that there has been an official awareness of the value of their attendant buildings.
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