Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Icehouse
Castlecoote, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlecoote
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61596, -8.29026
- SMR number
- RO039-061011-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Sir Charles Coote built a fortified house (RO039-061002-) at the site of Malby's fortified house (RO039-061001-) after 1616. By the time of the Strafford survey (1635-8) a bridge (RO039-061003-) crossing the Suck E of the house had been built since it is marked on the Strafford map of Athlone barony (Simington 1949). The ice-house was constructed probably in the late 17th or early 18th century on low-lying ground c. 10m S of the bridge.
The base of a spherical chamber (int. diam. c. 4m) constructed of masonry (T 0.9m) survives with a vaulted rectangular chamber (int. dims 4.1m N-S; 2.8m E-W; present H 1.2m) on its S side which communicated with the ice-chamber by means of two hatches (Wth 0.5m; H 0.45m; L 1m). The mound has been removed, and the spherical chamber is truncated by the E side of the expanded mill-race (RO039-061004-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1949 Books of survey and distribution. County of Roscommon. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.