Description

19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay gabled former trading booth, now roofless. Red sandstone and granite rubble walls. Doorway at ground centring W (principal) elevation; blank bay to left; small window at ground in bay to right and larger window above.

Small window to left in gablehead of N elevation; square rubble- infilled vent centred at ground floor level, window at 1st floor to left. Internal fireplaces centred in gables at upper floor, rubble apex stacks with stone copes.

Statement of Interest

This building is situated at the centre of a rocky beach and flanked by the remains of fishing lodges used during the summer haaf-fishing by men fishing for their landlords. They fished from sixerns (six-oared, six-man, open boats) and the old men and boys washed, salted, and dried the catch on the stony beach. The lodges were occupied from May and often partly dismantled at the end of the season. Although the bod is now a roofless ruin, it is the only part of the fishing station with wallheads and gables surviving intact.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77772744

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas