Monument record MHG47695 - Bettyhill, Fishing Station, Icehouse
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 69979 62101 (12m by 13m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC66SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (02/11/2004)
NC66SE 38 69979 62100
See also:
NC66SE 39 69971 62115 Dwelling House
NC66SE 40 69962 62129 Boilhouse <1>
Part of the fishing station complex at Bettyhill.
ICE HOUSE: asymmetrical W gable with entrance door centred on gablehead and retaining wing-wall at right. Interior; flagstone floors, barrel-vaulted entrance chamber leading to barrel-vaulted main space with 2 ice-loading doors to vault; modern refrigeration plant to rear of main space (2003). The icehouse was built in 1846, 36 years after the boil house had been built, due to increased productivity. <2><3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 267698.
- <2> SHG24041 Dataset: Historic Scotland. Information Supplementary to the Statutory List (This information has no legal significance). Digital. HB Number 49634.
- <3> SHG23467 Verbal Communication: Cameron, K. Comment by Kirsty Cameron, HC Archaeologist.
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Record last edited
Dec 3 2010 11:41AM
