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Icehouse

Tristernagh Demesne, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Icehouse, Tristernagh Demesne, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Tristernagh Demesne
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Icehouse
Latest-edition OS map
Icehouse
Coordinates
53.59821, -7.47830
SMR number
WM011-153----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Icehouse of post-1700 date standing on the estate of Tristernagh House located 100m to NW. Structure described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as follows; 'Pair of detached icehouses on polygonal plans, built c.1790, associated with Tristernagh House (now ruinous). Now disused. Icehouse to south has brick barrel-vaulted interior with evidence of rubble stone porch to front, now collapsed. Blocked entrance to south. Rubble stone facing to entrance front with square-headed opening with brick surround. Icehouse to north has domed brick interior with rubble stone porch with segmental-headed doorcase (opening within top half of chamber) on northwest side' (NIAH Reg. No. 15401113; https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15401113/tristernagh-demesne-westmeath)

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 30 August 2017

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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