Barnyard

Farmyard in Nottinghamshire
A romantic painting titled Farmyard in Winter by George Henry Durrie, 1858, U.S.A.

A barnyard or farmyard is an enclosed or open yard adjoining a barn,[1] and, typically, related farm buildings, including a farmhouse. Enclosed barnyards are usually formed by a combination of fences and farm structures.

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009. Barn. n.