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Piercefield Park Icehouse, Chepstow

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NPRN700322
Map ReferenceST59NW
Grid ReferenceST5249996100
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMonmouthshire
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunitySt Arvans
Type Of SiteICEHOUSE
Period19th Century
Description

Within the grounds of Piercefield Park (nprn 266015), beyond the north wall of the kitchen garden (700320), is a well-preserved underground ice-house. North-facing and double cone-shaped, it is 3.6m across at its greatest diameter; 1.4m remains above the ground. There is no trace of a mound or passage and the double brick skin has partly collapsed.

Sources:
Sylvia P. Beaman and Susan Roaf, The Ice Houses of Britain, p.533.
Cadw 1994: Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, Gwent, 120-22 (ref: PGW(Gt)40.

RCAHMW, 28 June 2022