Oast House at Little Scotney Farm, Lamberhurst, Kent:: OS grid TQ6936 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ6936 : Oast House at Little Scotney Farm, Lamberhurst, Kent

near to Kilndown, Kent, Great Britain

Oast House at Little Scotney Farm, Lamberhurst, Kent

Still a working Oast House owned by the National Trust, producing hops to make "Scotney Ale".

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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 typical Oast House consisted 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 about Oast Houses Link

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Grid Square: TQ6936, 10 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Thursday, 1 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 1 October, 2009
Category: Oast house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 695 362 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:6.0246N 0:25.1704E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 696 362
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)