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Corn Drying Kiln 130m E of Mirianog-Ganol is a post-medieval to modern agricultural structure situated in Wales on bedrock of Ordovician felsic tuff. The kiln represents the practical infrastructure that served the region's farming communities during the later centuries of its settlement history. Such structures were essential for processing grain harvests, allowing farmers to dry corn before storage or milling, extending the usability of their crops through seasons when moisture and spoilage posed significant losses.
The Ordovician volcanic rocks underlying this site, formed over 450 million years ago from explosive felsic eruptions, provided the local building materials and shaped the character of the surrounding landscape. The kiln's construction and positioning would have been influenced by the topography and geology of this Welsh terrain, with its stone likely quarried or gathered from the immediate vicinity.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage body, under reference PE466, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval and modern agricultural practice. Such corn drying kilns are an important part of Wales's rural heritage, documenting how communities processed essential food resources and adapted their working methods across several centuries.
Corn Drying Kiln 130m E of Mirianog-Ganol is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE466. View the official record →
Corn Drying Kiln 130m E of Mirianog-Ganol is a post-medieval to modern agricultural structure situated in Wales on bedrock of Ordovician felsic tuff. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE466.
Corn Drying Kiln 130m E of Mirianog-Ganol dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a corn drying kiln. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Corn Drying Kiln 130m E of Mirianog-Ganol 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 PE466.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yr Allor (7.8 km), Earthwork 125m South West of Meini Gwyr (7.9 km), Tumulus N of Goodwins Row, Efailwen (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Corn Drying Kiln 130m E of Mirianog-Ganol'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.
Corn Drying Kiln 130m E of Mirianog-Ganol stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.