Orbiston Ice-House is a Grade C listed building in the North Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 October 1978. Icehouse.

Orbiston Ice-House

WRENN ID
burning-passage-alder
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
North Lanarkshire
Constituency
Coatbridge and Bellshill MP: Frank McNally (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 October 1978
Type
Icehouse
OS grid reference
NS 733 579
Coordinates
55.79853, -4.02142
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Orbiston Ice-House is a ruin that likely dates from the later 18th century. It features a circular domed compartment.

Local climate

Orbiston Ice-House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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