What is recorded here

Guthrie Castle, Icehouse stood in Angus, Scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries, storing cold water for the castle above. It may have dropped buckets of ice through stone channels, keeping wine and meat fresh through hot summers. The building still marks the ground where human hands forced winter into summer, one jar at a time.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Guthrie Castle, Icehouse as Icehouse (18th Century) - (19th Century). 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.

Guthrie Castle, Icehouse was built in the 18th century, likely as a utility structure associated with a larger estate or castle in the area. It is remembered as part of Scotland's historic built environment, reflecting domestic and agricultural architecture of the period.

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