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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 55 NW 94 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Icehouse, Montreal Park, Riverhead, near Sevenoaks |
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Summary
Icehouse
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5112 5514 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ55NW |
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| Parish: | RIVERHEAD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ICEHOUSE (ICEHOUSE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Still in good condition, and made of ragstone with a stone barrel vaulted roof, segmental-shaped. Two-thirds of the structure lies underground, the top section covered by turf and topsoil. Small pond nearby probable source of ice. (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.. |
