Near the gate was the hospitium (guest hall). The abbey's hospitium, or dormitory for pilgrims, also survives. Another feature of the camp was the military hospital ("valetudinarium", later "hospitium"). Boxley Abbey Barn, a large 13th-century stone building which served as the abbey's Hospitium remains. Among the Greeks and Romans, hospitium was of a twofold character&colon; private and public.