This building, partially below ground, would have been packed with ice in the winter months. The ice would have kept throughout most of the year, and was used to keep recently landed salmon fresh. It is dated 1794.
Salmon fishing was carried out all along the Tay estuary. The main stations in Newport were at Craighead, below the road bridge, and at Woodhaven. Fish were sold in Dundee market or shipped on ice to London.
A photograph of the results of a successful salmon fishing trip, taken at Pier Beach.
A photograph of a march stone, dating from 1794, in Tentsmuir forest. These stones were used to mark boundaries between fisheries.