Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
15566
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/02/1995
Date of Amendment
01/02/1995
Name of Property
Ice House in the grounds at Rug
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Corwen
Town
Locality
Rug
Easting
305607
Northing
343877
Street Side
Location
Built into the motte towards the SW of the lake.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The mound originated as a Bronze Age burial cairn which was enlarged as a castle motte in the C11. It formed the nucleus of the original estate of Rug, and the first house was built beside it. The ice house was constructed in 1878, and it was during the associated excavation work that the Bronze Age origins of the mound were discovered.
Exterior
The chamber is approached via a straight passage which has stone external retaining walls and a brick arched ceiling.
Interior
Reason for designation
The mound is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Ref. Me 19.
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