foldyard

Built round the foldyard are the stables for the cart-horses, the cowhouses, and the great barn.

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Built against one side of the big barn in the foldyard is a little lean-to shed.

Wildflowers of the Farm Arthur Owens Cooke

Now let us go down the steps into the foldyard; there is a wall on either side of us as we descend.

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A piece of the lawn on which the mulberry tree stands has been cut away, and a flight of steps leads down to a little gate into the foldyard.

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We will go first down the little stony lane which leads from near the foldyard gate to the cottages where the shepherd and the bailiff live.

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We saw, you remember, that the ivy-leaved Toadflax on the wall by the foldyard steps sent out fresh roots from its stems as it grew.

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That, like the garden, is above the foldyard; from it there are only two or three steps to the door of the loft or "tallet" above the stables.

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This wall between the garden and the foldyard is very old and rough -- not like the smooth brick walls you see in towns.

Wildflowers of the Farm Arthur Owens Cooke

Now that we have come down the steps into the foldyard we see that it lies a good deal below the house and garden.

Wildflowers of the Farm Arthur Owens Cooke