Facade of a head-neck-hull farm
A farm type that is common in the province of Friesland and the west and north of the province of Groningen is a so-called head-neck-rump farm. The living area is the head, the middle part (connection between the living area and stable/shed) is the neck and the body then forms the shed or stable.
The name of this farm type is derived from the shape of a lying cow.
The longhouse farm is the basis of this farm type. From the 15th century on, the agricultural sector in the Netherlands was doing very well and larger storage areas were needed for the harvest. An extension was then added to the side or back of the farm. In this way the head-neck-trunk farm was created. The new farms were built in this way from then on.
Even today, such a farm is still extremely suitable for modern agricultural business.
A head-neck-trunk farm is suitable for both livestock and arable farming. There is a difference in the shape of the farm:
• a livestock farm can be recognized by the higher front house with the milk cellar located below and the stable windows in the barn;
• an arable farm has an extended front house for a larger grain storage loft and larger windows at the rear of the barn, which was used as a threshing room.
Facade of a head-neck-hull farm
A farm type that is common in the province of Friesland and the west and north of the province of Groningen is a so-called head-neck-rump farm. The living area is the head, the middle part (connection between the living area and stable/shed) is the neck and the body then forms the shed or stable.
The name of this farm type is derived from the shape of a lying cow.
The longhouse farm is the basis of this farm type. From the 15th century on, the agricultural sector in the Netherlands was doing very well and larger storage areas were needed for the harvest. An extension was then added to the side or back of the farm. In this way the head-neck-trunk farm was created. The new farms were built in this way from then on.
Even today, such a farm is still extremely suitable for modern agricultural business.
A head-neck-trunk farm is suitable for both livestock and arable farming. There is a difference in the shape of the farm:
• a livestock farm can be recognized by the higher front house with the milk cellar located below and the stable windows in the barn;
• an arable farm has an extended front house for a larger grain storage loft and larger windows at the rear of the barn, which was used as a threshing room.