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Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of is a post-medieval and modern pottery kiln located in Wales. The kiln exploited the local coal measures geology, with mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Moscovian age providing both raw materials for ceramic production and accessible coal for firing. The underlying Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation and South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation, which also contained ironstone and ferricrete deposits, made this an economically attractive location for ceramic manufacture during the post-medieval and modern periods.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference FL166, reflecting its historical significance to Wales's industrial and craft heritage. Pottery production at such sites typically supplied local and regional markets with domestic and utilitarian wares, taking advantage of proximity to fuel sources and suitable clay-bearing strata. The survival of this kiln site contributes to understanding the distribution and development of pottery manufacture across Wales during the post-medieval era and beyond.
Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL166. View the official record →
Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of is a post-medieval and modern pottery kiln located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL166.
Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a pottery kiln. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of 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 FL166.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carreg-y-llech standing stone (7.6 km), Offa's Dyke: Section extending 477m from Coed Talon Banks (7.9 km), Bryntirion round barrow (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of'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.
Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.