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Ballikinrain Castle, Ice House

Icehouse (period Unassigned)

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Ballikinrain Castle, Ice House stands in Stirling, Scotland, a forgotten icehouse tied to the castle estate. It may have stored ice through summer, keeping food fresh or drinks cold for people who never worried about hunger. The chamber could still hold chill in its stones, a ghost of winter trapped inside the hill.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ballikinrain Castle, Ice House as Icehouse (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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