Fish-House, Peterhead

Building in Scotland

Fish-House

The building in 2009, when it was the home of Ugie Salmon Fishings. The section with the elevated door is the original part

General information
Location| 1 Golf Road
Town or city| Peterhead
Country| Scotland
Coordinates| 57°30′58″N 1°47′51″W﻿ / ﻿57.516004°N 1.797427°W﻿ / 57.516004; -1.797427
Completed| 1585
Technical details
Floor count| 1 (plus a loft)

The Fish-House (also known as the Salmon House)[1] is a Category B listed building on Golf Road in the Buchanhaven area of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. One of the two right-angled blocks dates from 1585,[2][1] making it the oldest building in Peterhead.[3] Walker and Woodworth state the structure was built as a coastal store for Inverugie Castle by William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal, whose initials are on a skewputt.[4] They also state that it was "rebuilt c. 1801," but without clarification as to which building.

The property is still in operation, as the home of the Ugie Salmon smokehouse.[5] The addition, which is not attached to the original building, was added the following century.[1]

The original section of the building has a crow-stepped gable with a forestair up to the loft.[1]

The road on which it stands is so-named because it leads to Peterhead Golf Club, although that was established over 250 years after the fish house.

## See also

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* List of listed buildings in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

## References

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1. ^ a b c d McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 149\. ISBN 185158-231-2.
2. ^ FISH-HOUSE, GOLF ROAD \- Historic Environment Scotland
3. ^ A History of Peterhead (p.245), Findlay
4. ^ Walker, David W.; Woodworth, Matthew (2015). The Buildings of Scotland - Aberdeenshire: North and Moray. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 354\. ISBN 9780300204285.
5. ^ Ugie Salmon website

## External links

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* FISH-HOUSE, GOLF ROAD \- Historic Environment Scotland
* A video tour of the building, filmed in 2010 \- YouTube, 18 January 2010

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