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Port Erroll, Harbour Street, Icehouse
Icehouse (19th Century)
Site Name Port Erroll, Harbour Street, Icehouse
Classification Icehouse (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Port Erroll Salmon Station, Icehouse
Canmore ID 20899
Site Number NK03NE 40
NGR NK 09334 35827
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20899
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Cruden
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Standing Building Recording (21 October 2010)
NK 0933 3581 The fishing bothy and ice-house at Port Erroll are shown on the 1st Edition OS map of 1868 but may date to the development of Cruden Bay by the Earl of Erroll from c1830. They have been in use as a salmon fishing station until the present day. The ice-house is a single-storey semi-subterranean structure with stone walls and an arched roof of handmade bricks. The bothy was originally L-shaped but a wing had been added to form a U-shape. It has rubble stone walls and a slate roof but has been largely rebuilt internally. A wooden workshop and net store above the ice-house is being demolished. This survey was carried out on 21 October
2010.
Reports: Aberdeenshire SMR and RCAHMS
Funder: Stephen Brown Architect Ltd
HK Murray – Murray Archaeological Services Ltd
Information also from Oasis (mas1-113766) 23 January 2012
Project (May 2022 - May 2023)
A Community Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (CCZAS) of the Aberdeenshire coast from Cullen at the Moray-Aberdeenshire council boundary to Milton Ness at the Aberdeenshire-Angus council boundary was undertaken. The survey area also included a stretch of coastline from Blackdog to Bridge of Don which falls within the City of Aberdeen council boundary.
The aim of the survey was to characterise and assess the condition and vulnerability of the coastal archaeological resource along stretches of coastline identified as being at moderate to high risk of erosion by 2030. Most of the accessible coastline falling into this category was walked by SCAPE officers and volunteers over several separate surveys between May 2022 and May 2023.
Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).
Field Visit (September 2022)
Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. A modern house stands on the site. It is not known if the ice house survives within/below it.
Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).
