Glamis Castle, Ice House
Icehouse (17th Century) (1669)
Site Name Glamis Castle, Ice House
Classification Icehouse (17th Century) (1669)
Alternative Name(s) Glamis Castle Policies
Canmore ID 32070
Site Number NO34NE 1.02
NGR NO 38894 47611
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/32070
- Council Angus
- Parish Glamis
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO34NE 1.02 38894 47611
For icehouse at NO 3782 4798, see NO34NE 1.03.
(NO 3889 4761) Icehouse (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1959)
The original ice-house was built by Earl Patrick about 1669, in the steep high west bank of the stream about 600 yards SE of the castle. It was abandoned as unsafe about 1810, when another was built in the high bank behind where the Home Farm now is, to W of, and nearer to Glamis Castle.
E A Urquhart 1962.
The 17th century icehouse is still visible as a large, earthen mound, c. 2.0m high, its successor is built into a natural bank, at NO 3782 4798.
Visited by OS (W D J) 8 December 1967.
