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Icehouse, Dundas Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Almond, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9719 / 55°58'18"N

Longitude: -3.4189 / 3°25'7"W

OS Eastings: 311543

OS Northings: 676346

OS Grid: NT115763

Mapcode National: GBR 1Z.WRWB

Mapcode Global: WH6SH.G565

Plus Code: 9C7RXHCJ+QF

Entry Name: Icehouse, Dundas Castle

Listing Name: Dundas Castle, Ice House

Listing Date: 30 January 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 336989

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB5516

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200336989

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Almond

Traditional County: West Lothian

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Description

19th century. Brick ice house with droved sandstone dressings. Ice house contained within earth mound and comprising exposed symmetrical single storey 3-bay entrance elevation with door in centre bay, windows in flanking bays, and small square vents flanking in turn at ground; stone-coped wallhead above, tapering to ground at outer left and right. Central domed chamber within, stone oculus at apex; flanking passages curving around chamber with stone-flagged floor, regularly-spaced stone-shelved niches, and vaulted brick ceiling.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Dundas castle, including Blue Acre, Boat House, Brown Acre, Castleloch, Castle Grove, Dovecot, Dundas Castle Keep, Dundas Loch Bridge, Dundas Mains, Fountain Sundial, Lilac Cottage, North Lodge, Rose Cottage, South Lodge and Walled Garden (see separate listings).

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