Survey Data
Reg No
30412512
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Icehouse
Date
1770 - 1790
Coordinates
168161, 203715
Date Recorded
25/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding icehouse, built c.1780, in demesne of Marble Hill. Disused. Rubble limestone walls, partly grassed over. Pointed arch opening to north-east elevation. Passageway leading to vaulted chamber with rubble limestone walls and vertical shaft. Built into side of ringfort.
Appraisal
Icehouses were an important part of the life of a country house and demesne. They are also of technical importance for being associated with the long-term preservation of food in the period before refrigeration. The shaft of the icehouse is excavated into the bank of a ringfort.