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Abernant Roman Kiln is a Roman pottery kiln located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference MM257. The site sits upon Lower Devonian bedrock comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations dating to the Early Devonian period, which would have provided suitable clay deposits for ceramic production. Roman potters selecting this location likely recognised the quality of local clay sources available from the underlying geology.
The kiln represents evidence of Romano-British ceramic manufacture, a craft essential to supplying pottery vessels for domestic use, storage and trade across Roman Wales and beyond. Such kilns were typically constructed with a firing chamber and flue system designed to reach the high temperatures necessary for hardening clay vessels. The presence of this kiln indicates local production capacity and suggests commercial activity at this location during the Roman occupation period.
Today the monument survives as an archaeological site of significance for understanding Romano-British industrial activity in Wales. The scheduled protection afforded by Cadw recognises its importance as physical evidence of Roman settlement patterns and craft production in the region. The Devonian geology that attracted Roman potters remains visible in the landscape today, forming an integral part of the monument's archaeological context.
Abernant Roman Kiln is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM257. View the official record →
Abernant Roman Kiln is a Roman pottery kiln located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference MM257.
Abernant Roman Kiln dates from the roman period, and is classified as a kiln. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Abernant Roman Kiln is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (3.5 km), St Julian's Wood Camp (3.6 km), Bishton Castle (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Abernant Roman Kiln's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Abernant Roman Kiln stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.