Survey Data
Reg No
30408604
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Icehouse
Date
1760 - 1800
Coordinates
168074, 230754
Date Recorded
20/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding circular-plan domed icehouse, built c.1780. Now derelict and somewhat overgrown. Rubble limestone walls to base, and brick vaulted domed roof. Located on slight rise in Woodlawn demesne.
Appraisal
Icehouses are an increasingly rare type in Ireland and are mainly associated, as in this case, with the demesnes of large country houses. They illustrate the engineering and innovation required to preserve and chill food in the past and also exemplify the differences between the standards of living experienced between the upper and lower classes of society. The building's location, close to an ornamental canal and pond, is appropriate as a source of ice in the winter months.