Ice House, Craigielands House is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 February 1988. 1 related planning application.

Ice House, Craigielands House

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 February 1988
OS grid reference
NT 077 013
Coordinates
55.29785, -3.45384
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Probably dating to the earlier 19th century, this ice house was an important part of the Craigielands House estate. It comprises a barrel-vaulted, rectangular chamber constructed of stone, with the soil above covered in vegetation. The ice house served to preserve food supplies by storing ice cut during winter months, keeping the chamber cool throughout the summer. The structure is referenced on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map from 1854-8. It is now owned by Forestry Commission Scotland.

Local climate

Ice House, Craigielands House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 40 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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