Building record MAB40572 - WOODSTON FISHING STATION
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Summary
Fishing Station, consisting of Skippers' Quarters, Bothy and Ice-house, dating to the earlier 19th century.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7569 6491 (139m by 69m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO76SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | St. Cyrus |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Fishing Station, consisting of Skippers' Quarters, Bothy and Ice-house, dating to the earlier 19th century. Single storey and attic, 6-bay, rectangular plan former Skipper's Quarters and Bothy. Built of random rubble, painted to the southeast and southwest. The southeast (entrance) elevation is asymmetrical with a piend-roofed boarded timber porch to penultimate bay to left, flanked to left and right by single windows. Doorway to penultimate bay to right, flanked by irregularly windows. The northeast elevation is gabled with a doorway to the left of the ground floor, flanked by a flat-roofed low addition at the right. Timber steps lead to an opening set in gablehead and there is a weather-vane to gable apex. The northwest elevation is asymmetrical with irregularly placed openings. The southwest elevation is gabled with a single window to the right. Windows are predominantly timber sash and case. Slate roof and stone skews with blocked skewputts. Gablehead and ridge stacks with circular cans. Ice House (NO76SE0040) to the east is earlier 19th century, 2-chambered, set into the hillside. Salmon fishing was important to the community of St Cyrus. Woodston Fishing station, which was run by Joseph Johnston and Sons, Ltd, est. 1826, is mentioned in the New Statistical Account as a major salmon fishery. The survival of the ice house is particularly significant. In the 18th century ice houses became used by fisheries to store and provide ice to pack the fish (previously fish was pickled, or packed in salt) which allowed fresh fish to be easily transported. Most of the fish produced at Woodston was sold in Edinburgh and London. Observed during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009.
Period Notes
Listed 04/09/2000.
APP/2006/3374, APP/2006/3374 (Ground Photograph). SAB19933.
SCAPE, 03/2009, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY PART 2, p. 82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4802.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 227 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 47357;
- NMR Card Number: NO76SE6;
- NRHE Numlink: 122361;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO76NE0014;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/122361 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Nov 2 2023 11:20AM
