Salmon Fishing Station (Former), 1, Union Road, Macduff

2-storey and dormerless attic, irregular 5-bay fishing store constructed on steeply sloping site and fronted at N with lower 2-storey gabled projecting wings. Rubble, tooled granite dressings. Entrances in wings at N fronting yard; further entrance in rear (S) elevation raised 1st floor reached by forestair. Varied glazing. Moulded copes to end and wallhead stacks; slate roofs. Triangular site bounded by Union Street and Horn's Brae enclosed by high rubble wall; area around building at different levels, the lower with yard and open sided shed, the upper grassed and used as drying green for fishing nets. Wide entrance in Horn's Brae closed by simple wooden gates. (Historic Scotland)

Macduff and its harbour, 1783-1983, notes the building's upper storey contained a room with built in fireplaces and blackened rafters, relics of the era when salmon was exported in barrels, smoked or boiled. Below this room is noted an ice-store, with high vaulted ceilings. Local butchers also used the facility, the meat hanging hooks remaining in-situ.

December 2007: Property is brought to the attention of SCT by Local Planners. External inspection reveals the property to be vacant,unsecured and there does not appear to have been any recent maintenance carried out. A number of window glazings are broken.

November 2010: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.

23 October 2013: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same conditon as seen previously.

16 April 2019: The site appears to be under marketing for sale as a development opportunity through appointed agent DM Hall, offers invited.