Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ice House at Llan Wysg
Llangattock, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 21 October 1998
- Locality
- Dardy
- Community
- Llangattock
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.86177, -3.15384
- Cadw reference
- 20724
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in the garden at Llan Wysg, to the NE of the house, where the ground slopes down towards the River Usk.
History
Probably built late C19, following acquisition of the property by the Glanusk estate. Said by local tradition to be the last ice-house built in Wales. Llan Wysg was built by John Nash for Admiral Gell in 1797, purchased by Hotchkis in 1806 and sold to the Glanusk estate in 1868.
Exterior
Built into a bank where the ground slopes down sharply towards the N. Front wall of roughly coursed masonry containing an opening under a segmental arch with voussoirs. Fittings can be seen for the former door.
Interior
A single vaulted chamber runs into the bank from the entrance.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Llan Wysg and for its special interest as a surviving ice house.
Nearby in the register
- Llan WysgDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llan Wysg CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Folly Bridge (Canal Bridge No 119)Transportunder 1 mi
- Springfield CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.