Description

Mid 19th century kippering-house comprising fish-house

(or splittering shed), kiln, yard, store and shop. Mainly

rubble with tooled rubble dressings.

KILN: Tall rubble kiln with upper portion of long elevations, weatherboard end louvred: long louvred ridge vent.

FISH HOUSE: abuts kiln; 3 bays with 6-pane sashes and roof

lights in slate roof: gable loft entrance.

YARD: High harled rubble wall encloses yard; simple

gatepiers flank entrance.

STORE: 2-storey rectangular rubble store at right angles

to fish house. Modern narrow 3-bay shop inserted in ground

floor flanked by original 8-pane windows in outer bays,

ground and 1st floor. Central 1st floor gable loft door with

hoist projecting above.

Statement of Interest

Unusual survival of herring-kippering house associated with

herring trade and fish curing in Caithness. Most internal

fittings remain in building. 7 and 8 Wilson Lane associated

with this property, see separate entries under Wilson Lane.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17830270

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)