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Wick, Burn Street, Unroofed Building

Building (19th Century)

Site Name Wick, Burn Street, Unroofed Building

Classification Building (19th Century)

Canmore ID 319115

Site Number ND35SE 377

NGR ND 36579 50829

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Wick
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Site Management (20 August 2012)

2 storey building in five bays. Sash and cash window frames. Chimney stack to end gable.

Telford's plan of Pulteneytown village and harbour area 1807 for the British Fisheries Society, laid out plots along Harbour Quay for 21 curing houses. The street frontages had to be filled and could be used for a dwelling house with sheds to the side, but the buildings had to be used by fish curers, fishermen, or people employed by them. Lots were advertised for sale from 1808. (Caithness A Cultural Crossroad)

The street pattern along Harbour Quay is clearly established and documented on the 1832 Great Reform Act Plan. The 1872 Large Scale Scottish Town Plan for Wick notates the yard to the rear as Curing Yard - along with all the yards running parallel to Harbour Quay. Wick grew rapidly during the 19th century to become the largest herring port in Europe.

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