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Fish-Curing Station, Outvoe

A Category B Listed Building in Shetland South, Shetland Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.9223 / 59°55'20"N

Longitude: -1.2885 / 1°17'18"W

OS Eastings: 439876

OS Northings: 1115471

OS Grid: HU398154

Mapcode National: GBR R25H.VN8

Mapcode Global: XHD49.MVKR

Plus Code: 9CFWWPC6+WH

Entry Name: Fish-Curing Station, Outvoe

Listing Name: Out Voe, Fish-Curing Station

Listing Date: 26 March 1997

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 391125

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44545

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Outvoe, Fish-curing Station

ID on this website: 200391125

Location: Dunrossness

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland South

Parish: Dunrossness

Traditional County: Shetland

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Description

Early 19th century. Pair of rectangular plan, gabled shore-front buildings including 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical bod with single storey store to E. Harl-pointed rubble walls with stugged sandstone rubble dressings.

BOD: symmetrical, entrance door in centre bay and regular fenestration in flanking bays; door centring rear elevation; door and window at ground in right bay of E gable; single window at 1st floor in right bay of W gable.

Purple-grey slate roof with 3 skylights and clay tile ridge. Coped stugged sandstone rubble apex stacks with circular cans.

STORE: vertically-boarded timber door centring S elevation. Corrugated-iron roof with timber louvered ridge ventilator.

Statement of Interest

Picturesquely sited on the north side of the voe, these buildings are (increasingly rare) survivors from the days when these trading booths were a commonplace focus for the community.

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