Building record MAB3982 - FINDHORN
Please read our guidance about the use of Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Icehouses, dating to the early 19th century.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 8684
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0376 6459 (47m by 62m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ06SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Kinloss |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Icehouses, dating to the early 19th century. A pair of ice houses for storing ice to preserve salmon for shipment lie under earthen mounds overlooking Findhorn Bay, known as Dustil, for insulation. The Eastern icehouse, now converted into a museum, consists of a suite of three barrel-vaulted chambers aligned North-West to South-East, the inner (or North-Western) one being larger than the other two, and set at right angles to them. All three chambers have stone walls and brick vaults, with rectangular vents set into them. The North-West chamber also has a floor made of large stone flags. The first vault was originally entered from the South-East through a small barrel-vaulted lobby, the door to which has now been partly blocked and made into a window, and the complex is now entered from the East, through a larger stone-built vestibule. There is a corrugated-iron clad, gable roof. A second taller icehouse is built into the South-West edge of the same mound. It consists of a single vaulted chamber, which has been radically altered by the introduction of a large concrete lintelled entrance through its South side. This second icehouse is not included in the scheduling and is in commercial use. A pillbox stands on the North-West edge of the summit of the mound (NJ06SW0049).
Period Notes
Built in the early 19th century. Listed designation on 06/03/1990 and scheduled designation on 02/12/1999 for the Eastern ice house only.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 26/03/91 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
BARTLAM, W. A., 2007, SOME ICE HOUSES IN MORAY, p.4-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3716.
Jan 1 1994 , AAS/GR/94/CT127-129, AAS/GR/94/CT127-129 (Ground Photograph). SAB32910.
Jun 21 2014 , AAS-GR-14-06-482 - 493, AAS-GR-14-06-482 - 493 (Ground Photograph). SAB35353.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, KINLOSS,20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 23/02/90 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Nov 29 1990 , NB 18-24,26-31, NB 18-24,26-31 (Ground Photograph). SAB33419.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 8684;
- NMR Card Number: NJ06SW77;
- NRHE Numlink: 157749;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ06SW0048;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8684 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/157749 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 23/02/90.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 26/03/91.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. KINLOSS,20.
- --- SAB32910 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1994 . AAS/GR/94/CT127-129. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/94/CT127-129.
- --- SAB33419 Ground Photograph: Nov 29 1990 . NB 18-24,26-31. Black & White. NB 18-24,26-31.
- --- SAB35353 Ground Photograph: Jun 21 2014 . AAS-GR-14-06-482 - 493. Digital. AAS-GR-14-06-482 - 493.
- --- SAB3716 Bibliographic reference: BARTLAM, W. A.. 2007. SOME ICE HOUSES IN MORAY. p.4-5.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 11 2022 1:55PM
