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Kiln House (roddyn) at Melin Pen-y-gaer

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangwm, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0102 / 53°0'36"N

Longitude: -3.5399 / 3°32'23"W

OS Eastings: 296778

OS Northings: 346985

OS Grid: SH967469

Mapcode National: GBR 6G.GJLN

Mapcode Global: WH66M.LLKP

Plus Code: 9C5R2F66+32

Entry Name: Kiln House (roddyn) at Melin Pen-y-gaer

Listing Date: 1 April 1998

Last Amended: 1 April 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19595

Building Class: Agriculture and Subsistence

ID on this website: 300019595

Location: Melin Pen-y-gaer stands back from the road from the Holyhead Road at Arddwyfaen to Llanfihangel-Glyn-Myfyr. The kiln house stands close to and at right angles to the W side of the mill.

County: Conwy

Community: Llangwm

Community: Llangwm

Locality: Arddwyfaen

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

The building was probably erected in c1866 at the same time as the mill itself.

Exterior

Built of local rubble country stone, with a slate roof. Stone lintel to ground floor boarded door, which is raised to cart level on a platform approached by steps. Small timber windows to the upper level. Pig sties, a frequent appurtenance to corn mills, lie immediately to the E.

Interior

The building is in 3 parts, the door leading to a central service bay, with kilns in the two end bays. Funnelled entrance to the heating chamber below each kiln floor, formed with perforated tiles, with a raking space in the upper part of the central bay with spouts to the service bay below. Access to each kiln floor is gained by doors at the ends of the building.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a scarce surviving example of this building type, and as a part of the fine and unaltered mill group at Melin Pen-y-gaer.

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