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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 65 SE 72
Type of record:Monument
Name:Icehouse, Mereworth Castle, Tonbridge and Malling

Summary

The only visible sign of the icehouse is the mouth of the entrance tunnel. It is covered by a large earth mound but is no longer marked on current OS maps.


Grid Reference:TQ 667 531
Map Sheet:TQ65SE
Parish:MEREWORTH, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Monument Types

  • ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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Only the mouth of the entrance tunnel to the icehouse is visible. Covered by a large earth mound, it is no longer marked on current OS maps. (1)


<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990. (Monograph). SKE8293.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P.. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990..