Moray HER - NJ16NW0042 - ICEHOUSE, HARBOUR STREET, HOPEMAN

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Primary ReferenceNJ16NW0042
NameICEHOUSE, HARBOUR STREET, HOPEMAN
NRHE Card No.NJ16NW61
NRHE Numlink 16204
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 2311
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Icehouse built in the early-mid 19th Century. It is constructed from tooled rubble, and is built against the slope. It is vaulted with an Egyptiannate style entrance. Interior morphology is a vaulted, conical, cylindrical, random rubble chamber built to serve the local fishing industry. The conical vaulted construction is more usually associated with domestic use, with commercial fishing icehouses normally being constructed with vaulted rectangular interiors. In this case, the issues with building it against a rocky outcrop would make a rectangular construction difficult, and so a conical style is used.
Last Update16/08/2017
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
ICE-HOUSES VAULTEDA100
ENTRANCES EGYPTIANB100