Salmon fisherman's cottage
ShoreUPDATE Jan 2013:
Stone-built cottage locally known as the 'salmon bothy'. The building has been much altered and was once part of a larger complex shown on the 1854 1st edition OS, probably related to the salt works here [1480] and thereafter the Kirkmay Brickworks (if this is the site of the brickworks).
Recorded in the 1841 census, 3 adult males and 2 young women of the Garrie family were living at “Kirkmay Brick Work”. Trades are given for 2 of the men: David was a mason and John was brick moulder. They possibly lived in this building.
Info from - http://www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk/kirkmay-brick-works-crail-2/
Location
360598.00
706573.00
27700
56.2500305
-2.6374567
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
13/01/2017
West gable end wall of Bothy. Remains of garden wall on the seaward side also visible.Looking E
training1
13/01/2017
View of east gable end wall of Bothy. Extended height and width clearly visible. Looking W
training1
13/01/2017
View of south facing front of Bothy, looking NE
training1
13/01/2017
View of N & W side of the Bothy, looking E
training1
13/01/2017
Bothy from shoreline with The Pans [1482] in the background, looking W
training1
13/01/2017
Bothy from The Pans harbour [13459], looking N
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
2799
13/01/2017
joannahambly
Site located?
Yes
Coastally eroding?
not eroding
Threats
vegetation growth; structural damage/decay
Visibility above ground
Highly visible (substantial remains)
Access
accessible on foot (no footpath)
Local knowledge
is well known; is well visited; has local associations/history
Description
Salmon fisherman's cottage
ShoreUPDATE Jan 2013:
Stone-built cottage locally known as the 'salmon bothy'. The building has been much altered and was once part of a larger complex shown on the 1854 1st edition OS, probably related to the salt works here [1480] and thereafter the Kirkmay Brickworks (if this is the site of the brickworks).
Recorded in the 1841 census, 3 adult males and 2 young women of the Garrie family were living at “Kirkmay Brick Work”. Trades are given for 2 of the men: David was a mason and John was brick moulder. They possibly lived in this building.
Info from - http://www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk/kirkmay-brick-works-crail-2/
The bothy is part of an interesting group of buildings which were probably a salt works and possibly became a brick and tile works in the early 19th century. However there is next to no information about them. It would be interesting and useful to carry out archaeological investigation to look for evidence of the nature of the use of these buildings.