Salmon House And Ramp, Main Steeet, Portsoy

Dated 1834. Tall 2-storey and dormerless attic, 5-bay rectangular salmon house constructed on sloping site with basement entrance at rear (NE). Modern harl over rubble. Long SW front elevation with doorway reached by forestair at left. 4 regularly spaced widows. 3 chutes (to

ante-room and icehouses) at ground floor, each with protective boulder 'cheeks' flanking openings: each opening fitted with iron hinges for former shutters. Regular 5-bay fenestration in 1st floor of NE rear elevation. Rear doorway under pointed-headed light flanked by similarly shaped window, both serving ante-room (dead-room) and 2 adjoining icehouses. Multi-pane glazing to fanlight and window.

Carved painted (stone) mural datestone between rear door and window depicting salmon between figures 18 and 34 within plain raised border with angle fluted 'fan' motif. Former boiler house with single pitch roof projects from rear. Centre small attic light in each gable; masonry end chimney stacks; slate roof; sandstone ridge.

INTERIOR: upper room reached by outer forestair; hearth at each end; wooden internal stair to attic. Rear entrance leads to stone flagged ante-room; from there into 2 inter-communicating high brick lined vaulted icehouses, each with cobbled floor and each approximately 6m x 5m. Each icehouse served by single mural chute; similar chute to ante-chamber.

RAMP: raised and turfed ramp with drystone rubble retaining wall fronts main SW long elevation.