Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Ice House
Ballaghbeg, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B1
- Grade
- B1
- Type
- Ice House
- Date of listing
- 11 July 1977
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Ice House, Donard Park, Newcastle, Ballaghbeg, Co Down
- Townland
- Ballaghbeg
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.19666, -5.91040
- Date of survey
- 18 November 1999
- HB reference
- HB18/14/014
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. b. Prov: Ulster. Counties: 13-21" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Constructed in c.1840 , this bee hive shaped stone ice house is built into the N side of Thomas’s Mountain, just above the tree line, in the Glen River Valley. It was restored recently with the rebuilding of the main dome.
The ice house is circular and has battered random rubble granite walling. The SE face of the structure is built into the hill side and thus obscured externally. The roof is formed by a brick dome which has a circular hole, protected by a steel grille, to the centre. A stone and brick barrel vaulted ‘porch’ attaches to the NE side giving access to the interior. The vertical NE face of the porch, has a square headed opening with a steel grille gate. This gate is kept locked.
Historical information
The ice house was built in c. 1840 to serve the near by Donard Lodge.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI D.1503/10 Annesley Papers- plans of Donard Lodge etc.
2 PRONI OS/1/3/49 OS map, first ed., Co Down 49.
3 PRONI OS/6/3/49/2 OS map, first rev., Co. Down 49.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
D. Plan Form
E. Spatial Organisation
F. Structural System
J. Setting
K. Group value
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
X. Local Interest
Evaluation
Bee hive shaped stone ice house of c.1840, built to serve Donard Lodge. The structure is built into the north side of Thomas’s Mountain, just above the tree line, in the Glen River Valley. It was repaired recently with a large section of the main dome rebuilt.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge SW of Donard BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Instrument Sighting TowerWater Works Structuresunder 1 mi
- Donard BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Former gate lodgeHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.