Survey Data
Reg No
30407108
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Icehouse
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
154375, 236429
Date Recorded
29/10/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding icehouse, built c.1860, altered c.2000. Now disused. Main chamber beneath earth roof, with entrance to north. Random rubble limestone gabled façade with opening to base having with limestone lintel. Random rubble retaining walls with cement coping to west leading to opening with timber lintel. Set in forest, with gravel path surrounding and stone steps to east.
Appraisal
Icehouses were a common feature of Irish country estates by the mid-nineteenth century. Covered with earth, this icehouse provided the means to keep food fresh for the ffrench family, then residents of nearby Monivea Castle. The structure was repaired c.2000.