Description

Early 18th century, long 2-storey harled storehouse. Original

rear and end gable walls, the front (south) elevation part

masked by projecting modern 3-gabled extension. 3-bay narrow

east gable with centre door. 3 long narrow rear window/vents

with chamfered ashlar architraves, various blocked entrances

and later fenestration. Boulder footings; steeply pitched

crowstepped gables with cavetto skewputts; corrugated iron roof. Interior; intervening floor removed and no original interior

features survive.

Statement of Interest

Store originally built to house agricultural rents in kind,

mainly grain. Easter Ross has an unusual number of these

"renthouses" or "girnals", usually sited by the shore to

facilitate sea transport to markets elsewhere.

With an overall length of around 160' this is the longest of

these buildings.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17829710

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Care and Repair