Tithe barns in Europe

Farmers were required to give one-tenth of their produce to the established church.

The village priests did not have to pay tithes—the purpose of the tithe being their support.

Identical barns were found on royal domains and country estates.

Its predecessors included Roman horrea and Neolithic long houses.

[2] The total number of surviving medieval barns (dated up to 1550) in Britain may be estimated about 200.