CURING STATIONS

Map of Curing Stations in Stronsay and Papa Stronsay
at the peak of the herring fishing boom

This map, drawn by Stronsay resident Ralph Fotheringhame, shows the number and location of curing stations in Stronsay and Papa Stronsay at the height of the herring fishing industry in the 1930s.

Farlins

Farlins were the large wooden tubs where the herring were deposited before being gutted and packed. There are two places along the Heritage Trail where these are memorialised: in the garden wall near the council houses and at the back of Wood's Yard (harbour-facing wall).

Remains of farlins in what is now a garden wall near the current council houses.

Wood's Curing Station, which at the time had two storeys, with the first floor used as housing for workers.

The long building in Woods Yard which now houses the office and meeting space of the Stronsay Development Trust, the cardboard recycling centre where "Stronsay Logs" are produced, the Royal Mail sorting office and the Stronsay Heritage Centre, was renovated by WRC Construction from 2011-2016 at the behest of Stronsay Development Trust. Preserved on the harbour side of the building are the lintels over the former farlins, which are now indicated by light coloured rectangles.