Ice House, Kinnell House, Killin is a Grade C listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 May 2006. Ice house.

Ice House, Kinnell House, Killin

WRENN ID
gaunt-step-meadow
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
4 May 2006
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
NN 581 328
Coordinates
56.46653, -4.304
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Ice House at Kinnell House in Killin is a historically significant structure that was once an important part of the Kinnell Estate. Located a short distance to the east of Kinnell House, it is partly built into the hillside to maintain cool temperatures. The Ice House features a conical chamber made of rubble stone and has a short gabled entrance wing. Dating from the late 18th century, it served as a place to store and preserve food throughout the year. The Ice House is depicted on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey map and is referred to as an 'Old Icehouse' on the second edition.

Local climate

Ice House, Kinnell House, Killin sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% 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 80 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 60 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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