“Opposite the entrance, across the courtyard, is a roughly circular room, which may have had a conical roof of turf or thatch.”

“In the courtyard was The Ugly Mug Jug Band, a fearsome foursome with a banjo, guitar, washboard, harmonica and jug.”

“She sat down across from me at the one available picnic table in the cobbled courtyard outside our building.”

“In much of the country, traditional houses are rectangular and have courtyards enclosed by high walls.”

“The wall contains three courtyards, of which the centre one is for the public.”

“It offers enclosed courtyards, with high cell walls, finished in a genuine rough, distressed look.”