Listed Building: Shore Street, Kippering House with Kiln, Fish-House, Yard, Store and Shop (LB42026)

Description: Mid 19th century kippering-house comprising fish-house (or splittering shed), kiln, yard, store and shop. Mainly rubble with tooled rubble dressings. KILN: Tall rubble kiln with upper portion of long elevations, weatherboard end louvred: long louvred ridge vent. FISH HOUSE: abuts kiln; 3 bays with 6-pane sashes and roof lights in slate roof: gable loft entrance. YARD: High harled rubble wall encloses yard; simple gatepiers flank entrance. STORE: 2-storey rectangular rubble store at right angles to fish house. Modern narrow 3-bay shop inserted in ground floor flanked by original 8-pane windows in outer bays, ground and 1st floor. Central 1st floor gable loft door with hoist projecting above. References: Geoffrey D Hay and Geoffrey P Stell, MONUMENTS OF INDUSTRY (1986) pp 26-29 Notes: Unusual survival of herring-kippering house associated with herring trade and fish curing in Caithness. Most internal fittings remain in building. 7 and 8 Wilson Lane associated with this property, see separate entries under Wilson Lane.