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Corscombe Court barn is a medieval agricultural structure located in Dorset, England. The building is designated as an ancient monument and represents an important survival of rural vernacular architecture from the medieval period. The barn demonstrates the construction techniques and materials typical of substantial farmstead buildings in the region, reflecting the agricultural economy of the medieval manor. As a listed structure, it provides evidence of the historical development of the Corscombe estate and the farming practices that supported it.
Corscombe Court barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002837. View the official record →
Corscombe Court barn is a medieval agricultural structure located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002837.
Corscombe Court barn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002837.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park pale in Rampisham park (4.2 km), Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage (4.8 km), Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Corscombe Court barn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Corscombe Court barn stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.