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Cyfarthfa Castle, Icehouse, Merthyr Tydfil

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NPRN405524
Map ReferenceSO00NW
Grid ReferenceSO0428207622
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMerthyr Tydfil
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPark
Type Of SiteICEHOUSE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
The icehouse is near the top of a steep slope above four lily ponds, 200m north of the castle (nprn 18504). On the north side a tunnel 6m long and 1m wide leads to the entrance. Only the base of the walls surive but the remains show that it had 3 doors. The dome has now collapsed but was a brick dome without a mound. The internal diameter is 3.6m, the walls are 1.5m thick with yellow brick facing.
Source: Sylvia P. Beaman and Susan Roaf, The Ice Houses of Britain, p.532.
C.H. Nicholas, RCAHMW, 5th December 2006.