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Salmon Bothy, Portormin Harbour, Dunbeath

A Category B Listed Building in Latheron, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.245 / 58°14'42"N

Longitude: -3.4212 / 3°25'16"W

OS Eastings: 316666

OS Northings: 929358

OS Grid: ND166293

Mapcode National: GBR K6XY.3HV

Mapcode Global: WH6FG.F123

Plus Code: 9CCR6HWH+2G

Entry Name: Salmon Bothy, Portormin Harbour, Dunbeath

Listing Name: Dunbeath, Salmon Bothy

Listing Date: 22 February 1996

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389187

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42894

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dunbeath, Portormin Harbour, Salmon Bothy

ID on this website: 200389187

Location: Latheron

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness

Parish: Latheron

Traditional County: Caithness

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Description

Earlier 19th century; interior probably partially refitted. Long single storey 3-bay crow-stepped gabled bothy. Rubble.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: door at centre with small window to left; larger windows to outer bays.

N AND S ELEVATION: blank gable with apex stacks. That to N partly built into headland.

E ELEVATION: 2 windows to S.

Timber glazing; bar and shutters to store. Coped stone stacks; slated roof with cast-iron rooflight.

INTERIOR: 2 main compartments divided by stone cross wall, both with flagged floors. Larger S apartment equipment store with hearth across SE corner. Remaining domestic apartment contains 2 pairs of box bunk beds lining E wall, and foreman?s office and bunk bed in screened SW quarter.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Portomin Harbour, Fishing Store and the adjacent Ice House (see separate listing) with which it forms the basis of a herring and salmon fishing station at the mouth of the Dunbeath water.

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