Ice-House, Forglen House Policies is a Grade C listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 February 1982. Ice house.

Ice-House, Forglen House Policies

WRENN ID
haunted-belfry-bramble
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP: Seamus Logan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 February 1982
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
NJ 696 522
Coordinates
57.55947, -2.50821
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The ice house at Forglen House Policies dates back to the early 19th century. It has a rectangular plan and is built into a steep bank near former fish ponds. The structure is made of random rubble with Turriff sandstone margins around the door. The entrance is located at the top of the bank, and the site is currently overgrown.

Local climate

Ice-House, Forglen House Policies receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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