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Quarryhead icehouse is a 19th-century ice storage structure located approximately 210 metres north-east of Quarryhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument represents the practical infrastructure associated with estate management during the Victorian period, when artificial ice storage became an established feature of larger Scottish properties. The icehouse would have functioned to preserve ice harvested from nearby water sources during winter months, providing a means to store perishable foodstuffs throughout the warmer seasons. Such structures were characteristic of the technological and commercial developments of the industrial era, reflecting the wealth and sophistication of the landholding class in nineteenth-century rural Scotland.
Quarryhead, icehouses 210m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11122. View the official record →
Quarryhead icehouse is a 19th-century ice storage structure located approximately 210 metres north-east of Quarryhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11122.
Quarryhead, icehouses 210m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM11122.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gallows Hill, The Hanging Stone, standing stone (1.3 km), Dundarg Castle, fort and castle (1.5 km), St Drostan's, Old Aberdour Kirk and burial ground (2.6 km).
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