What is recorded here

Subterranean icehouse, built c.1800. No longer in use. Comprising circular-profile vault, approached by four cut limestone steps in entrance passage. Rubble limestone walls, with brick-lined walls and ceiling to vault. Square-headed door opening with dressed limestone keystone. Set in dense woodland, located within former Garbally Demesne.

This icehouse is a carefully designed and built structure and, although now disused, is in good condition and a testament to the technical skill used in its construction. Like walled gardens, icehouses were an essential component of the demesnes of larger country houses to allow for the preparation of varied menus for the family and their guests. Ice was taken from nearby lakes or rivers in winter by servants and the thick walls and partly subterranean location would provide insulation to allow a constant supply of ice to the kitchen, allowing perishable foods to be kept fresh.

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.