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Latitude: 58.2453 / 58°14'43"N
Longitude: -3.4222 / 3°25'19"W
OS Eastings: 316611
OS Northings: 929393
OS Grid: ND166293
Mapcode National: GBR K6XY.32J
Mapcode Global: WH6FG.D0MW
Plus Code: 9CCR6HWH+44
Entry Name: Ice House, Portormin Harbour, Dunbeath
Listing Name: Dunbeath, Portomin Harbour, Fishing Store and Ice House
Listing Date: 28 November 1984
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 339959
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7945
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dunbeath, Portormin Harbour, Ice House
ID on this website: 200339959
Location: Latheron
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Parish: Latheron
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: Icehouse
Harbour; James Fraser, Civil Engineer, 1892. Projecting
masonry pier, forming L-plan harbour basin. Coursed rubble.
Fishing Store; early-mid 19th century, 2-storey, 5-bay
symmetrical south facing fishing store, with forestairs
leading to 1st floor entrances in east and west gables.
Rubble, dressed rubble dressings. 5 entrances in ground
floor, with regular fenestration above; small windows in 2nd
floor; all windows shuttered. Further entrance in centre, 2nd
floor of east gable with evidence of hoist above. Corrugated
asbestos roof.
Ice house; early-mid 19th century vaulted ice house, built
into side of hill, flanked by high rubble retaining wall.
All rubble icehouse, tooled rubble dressings, all whitewashed
on projecting, rounded south gable. Rounded, turfed roof.
Interior: ante chamber leads to icehouse proper: original
door survives.
"The bay (Dunbeath) is an excellent fishing station". (c.1858).
Plans of harbour dated September 1892, and signed
by James Fraser, 5 October 1892. No pier or basin before
1892.
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