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The Icehouse at Ringstead is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located in Dorset. It represents the domestic refrigeration practices of the Victorian era, when natural ice harvested during winter months was stored in underground or partially underground chambers and insulated with sawdust or straw to preserve perishable foods through the summer season. The monument reflects the technological and logistical efforts required by large estates to maintain food supplies before the advent of mechanical refrigeration. Its survival as a recorded monument illustrates the material infrastructure supporting country house life in nineteenth-century England.
Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020358. View the official record →
The Icehouse at Ringstead is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020358.
Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows (3 km), Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn (3.3 km), Earl of Abergavenny (4.9 km).
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