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Latitude: 58.5582 / 58°33'29"N
Longitude: -3.906 / 3°54'21"W
OS Eastings: 289201
OS Northings: 964922
OS Grid: NC892649
Mapcode National: GBR J6Q3.HHV
Mapcode Global: WH49D.Z551
Plus Code: 9CCRH35V+7H
Entry Name: Ice House, Bighouse
Listing Name: Bighouse Ice House
Listing Date: 7 March 1984
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338972
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7162
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Bighouse, Ice House
ID on this website: 200338972
Location: Farr
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Parish: Farr
Traditional County: Sutherland
Tagged with: Icehouse
Early 19th century, large tall cylindrical rubble ice house built into hillside. Rubble; bowed projecting lower outer chamber with centre door at north (facing onto River Halladale). Conical turf roof. Ramp to rear leads to wallhead ice chute.
Interior; stone flagged floor to semi-circular outer chamber; conical interior.
Unusual form for commercial ice house. Still in use as such.
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