2021

TQ8628 : Maytham Farm Oast, Hatters Hill, Rolvenden Layne

taken 3 years ago, near to Rolvenden Layne, Kent, England

Maytham Farm Oast, Hatters Hill, Rolvenden Layne
Maytham Farm Oast, Hatters Hill, Rolvenden Layne
Maytham Farm Oast

Twin round kiln oast house.

Oast Houses

An Oast House is a building used to dry fresh hops before they are sent to the brewers, to be used for flavouring beer. A traditional Oast House consists of the 'oast' and the 'stowage'. The oast was a kiln, with a plenum chamber fired by charcoal at ground floor and the drying floor directly above. The steep pitched roof channelled the hot air through the hops to the top. The stowage, was the barn section, it had a cooling floor and press at first floor and storage area at ground floor. Read more Link


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TQ8628, 149 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 September, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 September, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 865 284 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:1.5144N 0:39.5163E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 866 284
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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