Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Icehouse
Ladestown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ladestown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.49171, -7.39640
- SMR number
- WM025-072----
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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
Situated in pasture, c. 75m to SSW of Ladestown House (WM025-073001-). Post-1700 icehouse described in 1970 as a deep subterranean, circular-shaped tank-like structure defined by brick and having a round vaulted roof. The roof is covered on the exterior by a low circular mound. The structure is entered via a small brick-lined passage which is situated just below the roof at ground-level.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 11 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.