Byre and stable block approximately 60 metres south-east of Aythorpe Roding Hall (EHER 37192)

The 2006 building survey disagreed with the assessment that the building was a byre, and instead concluded that it originated as a maltings. After a 2009 watching brief, it was converted for residential use.

2006. Building survey. Building recording was carried out in 2006 prior to conversion to residential use. New analysis of the layout of the listed building and associated buildings suggests that it in fact is not a byre or barn. Instead, it is suggested that the building was originally a maltings, with a steeping pit or cistern at the south end and a kiln at the north end - neither of these features survive. It was later adapted to stables and storage for grain and hay, probably in the 19th century. It was adapted in the 20th century for a variety of farming and horse related issues. <1> 2009. Watching brief. Monitoring works were undertaken during the conversion of a Grade II listed byre and stable block to residential use during Spring 2009. No archaeological deposits were recorded during the monitoring works and no finds were collected. It is likely that topsoil and any subsoil deposits were removed when the byre was constructed in about 1600 or when tarmac was laid in the late 20th century. As there is a drop of 0.9m from the meadow immediately to the east of the buildings, it would appear the plot has been terraced into the natural slope of the ground. <2>