The outer court at Fountains
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The outer court at Fountains would have been a hive of activity, for it was here that industrial and agricultural work was carried out. Little is now known of its layout, for most of the buildings that stood here in the Middle Ages have long since disappeared. They would have included the tannery, granaries and even a slaughter-house, as well as orchards, bridges, ponds and pastures. The remains of two buildings, the abbey corn mill and wool-house, can be visited today.
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