The Ship Inn

The Ship Inn is a public house that dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It features painted stucco on a chamfered plinth, with V-jointed quoins. The roof is made of Welsh slate and graduated greenslate, and there are rendered chimney stacks. The building is two storeys high and has three bays, with former stables to the left that are also two storeys and have two bays. The entrance has 20th-century double doors and a painted-over radial fanlight set in a pilastered surround with an open pediment. The windows are sash style with glazing bars, framed in painted stone surrounds. The former stables have external stone steps leading to a 20th-century door in a 20th-century surround, along with 20th-century windows. The Ship Inn is notable as the birthplace of Thomas Bouch, the designer of the ill-fated Tay Bridge.