Ice House, Dalkeith House is a Grade B listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 March 1992. Icehouse.

Ice House, Dalkeith House

WRENN ID
little-hall-dust
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 March 1992
Type
Icehouse
OS grid reference
NT 333 677
Coordinates
55.89844, -3.06739
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Ice House at Dalkeith House dates from the late 18th to early 19th century. It is constructed of rubble with an ashlar cap and dome. There is a modern door on the north side. Inside, there is an entrance passageway leading to a large subterranean icehouse that is lined with ashlar and divided into compartments.

Local climate

Ice House, Dalkeith House receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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