NHER 2426 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval icehouse
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RUNCTON HOLME, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Icehouse.
Ordnance Survey card 10 April 1978 reports this now destroyed - a scatter of bricks on site. They claim it was built after the 16th century emparking (but how long after?). Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
A low earthwork mound, approximately 22m to the northeast (centred TF 6285 0760) of this record is visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2018 (S1). It is possible that the mound could relate to the site of the Icehouse discussed above.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 15 May 2026
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6207/A-G; 12-JUL-1974 (HES 13/ADF 11-17).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF60NW DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018 TO 17-NOV-2018.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (3)
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Record last edited
May 15 2026 11:04AM