Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Corn Drying Kiln 340m S of Cryn-Fryn
Llanwrthwl, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Corn Drying Kiln
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 21 November 1978
- Community
- Llanwrthwl
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.24574, -3.50272
- SAM number
- BR183
- Cadw record number
- 1799
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a corn drying kiln, a building used for drying corn prior to grinding, dating to the medieval period. The kiln comprises a roughly circular mound of stones enclosing a central opening measuring roughly 1.5m square. The side walls of the central area are stone-built, using large square blocks, and survive to around 1m in height. A flue, measuring 1m in width, enters the kiln from the S side. The kiln is unroofed and partly filled, and is located in an area of light woodland.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval settlement and agricultural practices. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques, together with a strong probability of environmental evidence. A corn drying kiln may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Round Cairn 130m E of Cryn-FrynRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Banc Ystrad-wen cairn cemeteryRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- PenrhosDomesticunder 1 mi
- Doldowlod PillboxPillboxunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.