Survey Data
Reg No
15306028
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Icehouse
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
266794, 267760
Date Recorded
27/06/2006
Date Updated
--/--/--
Description
Icehouse, built c.1800, built into a hillside in a field to the south of Killua Castle (15305023), within former demesne grounds. Now disused. Two rubble limestone entrance chambers, now partially collapsed.
Appraisal
An unassuming ancillary structure that forms an important component of the Killua Castle (15305023). Icehouses were a common feature on country estates during the eighteenth and the nineteenth century and were used to store ice throughout the year, playing a vital functional role in the preservation of food. This structure is of historical interest as a reminder of the services put in place to facilitate the operation of a large-scale country estate in Ireland at the time. Although now almost a forgotten landscape feature, this icehouse remains an interesting historical artefact, enhancing the setting value of the Killua Castle.