Hop Kilns at Hill Cottage, Cradley, Herefordshire
These twin rounded hop kilns are made of rubble with slate conical roofs. They were built in the 17th century. Herefordshire at one time had a large number of farms growing hops for use in the brewing of beer. In 1724 the writer Daniel Defoe described the extensive hop plantations of Herefordshire: "they boast, perhaps not without reason, that they have the finest wool, and the best hops and richest cider in all Britain … and hops they plant in abundance".
