Remains Of The Refectory At Monkton Farleigh Manor

The remains of the refectory at Monkton Farleigh Manor are part of a Cluniac priory founded in 1125, with the refectory dating from the 13th century. The structure is made of rubble stone with ashlar dressings and features stone slate coping. It consists of a free-standing gable end wall from a larger building that extended to the south. On the north-facing side, there are two roll-moulded lancets with a string course that rises over the pointed heads, and the interior side facing south has deeply splayed reveals. Additionally, in a lean-to shed in the yard on the north side of this fragment, there is a collection of 12th and 13th-century architectural fragments, including a 12th-century tympanum with a scrolled design and three coffin lids featuring carvings of knights and a lady.