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Date 2013

Event ID 961119

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Note

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/961119

Originally built as a saltpan in the 17th century, this large vaulted masonry structure has been adapted as an icehouse by salmon fishermen from the second half of the 19th century to the present day. The remains of a projecting chimney, blocked ventilation windows and water inlet attest to the original function. Footings of an ancillary building can be seen to the south of the main structure. Nearby, a shallow man-made channel with grooves for a sluice gate at its seaward end is considered to have acted as a preliminary evaporation area. The fisher houses form a U-plan around a cylindrical brick and iron water tower.

Information from Mark Watson, Historic Scotland, 30 May 2013.