Ash House Circa 5 Metres East Of Wiston Farmhouse

KNOWSTONE SS 82 SE 4/22 Ash house circa 5 metres east of - Wiston Farmhouse GV II Ash-house. Probably C18. Unrendered cob on low stone rubble plinth. Slate roof with gable ends. The ash-house is virtually square on plan, with a central doorway with timber lintel on the west side, and allow raking hole with a peaked head cut through the plinth and base of the cob at the right gable end. Single storey, but of sufficient height to carry a low loft. The ash-house is situated in the north-east corner of the orchard to the front of Wiston farmhouse. The ash was stored primarily for use as a fertilizer for mangold crops for feeding sheep.

Listing NGR: SS8519622769