Ferry Point, Ice House
Icehouse (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ferry Point, Ice House
Classification Icehouse (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Meikle Ferry; Tain; Dornoch Firth: Tigh Na Mara
Canmore ID 14665
Site Number NH78NW 30
NGR NH 73400 85652
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14665
- Council Highland
- Parish Tain
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH78NW 30 7318 8584
(Location cited as NH 734 856). Ice-house, Meikle Ferry, early 19th century. A typical vaulted ice-house, with much of the earth covering eroded.
J R Hume 1977.
The location assigned to this record remains unverified.
The available map evidence indicates no icehouse at the location cited by Hume.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 March 1988.
Field Visit (7 May 2015)
The ice house has been incorporated into the current house which was built in the late 1970's. Only the roof access to the ice house is visible, the rest lies in the basement of the building and not seen. The owner and builder of the house claims that it was the first building in Scotland with triple glazing.
The location of the ice house is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xxviii).
Visited by RCAHMS (AKK) 7 May 2015.
