Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Stouthall Ice House
Reynoldston, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 February 2000
- Locality
- Stouthall
- Community
- Reynoldston
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58124, -4.20192
- Cadw reference
- 22850
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
In woods to south east of Stouthall mansion, close to the private road to the house.
History
Probably contemporary with the completion of Stouthall, c.1790.
Exterior
An ice-house in limestone surviving complete with its dome, the top of which has at some time been consolidated or strengthened in concrete. At the west side is a passage in rubble limestone incorporating a bend to the north. The roof of the passage and the original doors are missing.
Interior
It is about 3m internal diameter and is said to be about 3m deep below the entrance level. Drains from the bottom of the ice-house have been observed.
Reason for designation
A well-preserved late C18 ice house.
Nearby in the register
- StouthallEducationunder 1 mi
- Burry Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- St Maurice's ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Berry RingworkRingworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.