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Ice House at Rhiwlas
Llandderfel, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 31 January 2001
- Locality
- Rhiwlas
- Community
- Llandderfel
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.91754, -3.59772
- Cadw reference
- 24625
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesNational Library of ScotlandDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Approximatly half way along the old Rhiwlas Hall drive, set into a wooded slope some 20m above the River Dee.
History
Icehouse, possible of late C17 or early C18 date and built to serve Rhiwlas Hall.
Exterior
Rectangular ice house built into a slope. Of local slatestone rubble construction with shallow pointed stone vault. Deeply-recessed (2m) low central entrance to the downhill end with rough slatestone lintel; boarded door. Irregular ocular opening to the top of the opposite end. The vaulted roof is cemented and is much overgrown.
Interior
Stepped-down interior with unrendered walls and beaten earth floor; pointed barrel vault.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a C17 or C18 ice house retaining good original character.
Nearby in the register
- Quadrangular Stable Complex at Rhiwlas, including Y Stablau and Stablau IsaAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Coleg Bala, Including Forecourt Walls and GatepiersEducationunder 1 mi
- Statue of Lewis Edwards at Coleg BalaCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Game Larder at RhiwlasAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.