Grange Of Elcho, Landing Stage And Ice-house
Icehouse (Period Unassigned), Landing Stage (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Grange Of Elcho, Landing Stage And Ice-house
Classification Icehouse (Period Unassigned), Landing Stage (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) River Tay
Canmore ID 28263
Site Number NO12SW 109
NGR NO 142 219
NGR Description NO 142 219 and NO 1418 2180
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 109 142 219 and 1418 2180.
Extraction of clay from the old river bank on the S side of the Tay revealed timber uprights some 12-13ft below ground level. Smaller cross-pieces were also uncovered by the earthmoving machinery. The site is shown as an Ice House on John Bell's 1809 Survey of the river. The timber which has been identified as willow, is being examined by the Macauley Insitute of Soil Research and the Department of Forestry at Aberdeen University.
Perthshire Archaeological and Historical Section 1968.
Nothing is visible of either the landing-stage or ice-house (NO 1418 2180) that stood at Grange of Elcho. Recent development of the area has included the building of a fish-smoking shed.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 13 December 1996.