BR183

Corn Drying Kiln 340m S of Cryn-Fryn  

21/11/1978  

Designated  

Powys  

Llanwrthwl  

297500  

261904  

Industrial  

Corn Drying Kiln  

Medieval  

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.