Description

Dated 1828 (?). Coursed red sandstone ashlar, semi-subterranean ice house with barrel-vaulted passage accessing boarded timber door within; sealed chamber beyond. Ashlar voussoirs to round-arched entrance centred in NE elevation (gate missing); crowsteps to right (missing to left); dated panel centred in surmounting segmental-arched pediment. Low stepped wall to front.

Statement of Interest

B Group comprises Marchmont House, Adam Bridge, the Cottages near the Remains of Redbraes Castle, the Dovecot, Gamekeeper's Cottage, Ice House, The Kennel House, 1 & 2 Marchmont Estate Cottages, Redbraes, Stable Courtyard and the Walled Garden (see separate list entries). Set to the NW of Marchmont House, this ice house is thought to have been erected by Sir William Purves Hume-Campbell. Although obscured by overgrowth, it remains a good and relatively early example of its type. Now sealed and therefore not seen 1998, the inner chamber is thought to be circular in plan.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77775013

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)