Former Curing Yard, 2 Williamson Street, Wick

The Former Curing Yard at 2 Williamson Street in Wick dates from around 1815 and is a two-storey, 13-bay storehouse with a symmetrical rectangular plan and a piended roof. It is constructed from coursed Caithness stone slabs.

The west elevation features regular fenestration with doors located in the 5th and 10th bays, along with two blocked doorways on the ground floor and four blocked windows on the first floor. There is a large shop window in the outer right bay.

The east elevation has a single-storey lean-to addition with a sliding garage door on the right return. The arcaded wall of the curing yard remains visible.

On the north elevation facing Saltoun Street, there are two bays with a window centered on the ground floor. The south elevation facing Rose Street consists of four bays, featuring a door on the outer left and a large shop window to the right. There are two blocked windows in the center, a blocked segmental-arch pend to the right, and a blocked door on the outer right. The upper storey has regular fenestration with blocked windows in the outer bays.

The interior was not seen in 2001. The building includes plate glass sash and case windows, grey slates with lead flashing, coped gable end stacks to the south, and cast-iron rainwater goods.