Kitchen yard or kitchen court?

Nobody anwer me, Why? Do you think my question sounds like naive?
Please this is a real question, I need your help.

At an old abbey, the kitchen would have been in a separate building to limit any possible damage from fire. The kitchen yard would be the yard surrounding this building. It often contained a garden where vegetables, herbs and fruit trees were planted. Does this help?

You do realize your question was asked on a Sunday evening where there is less activity on site. Questions are answered voluntarily. No one here is paid for their help. Remember patience is a virtue.

I agree with Eva as to kitchen yard (they'd probably also do a fair amount of food processing outdoors in it to in clement weather. Have no idea what a kitchen court is--not a commonly used phrase today.

I am sorry. I am in China not in the States right now. I didn't recognize that it is Sunday evening at home. Patience is a virture, I shall keep it in mind.

certainly up until the 20th century in the USA it was fairly common to have the kitchen separate from the house. they may have been referred to as a kitchen yard or court. I'm not familiar with those exact terms.