Loading doors, shutters and a rear forestair make this early warehouse a particularly readable survival of Burghead’s planned grain port.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early 19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Three-storey granary warehouse with loading doors and forestair
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB22742)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 11036 69003
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The five-bay rubble frontage centres on a segmental entrance and tall basket-arched loading door. Low upper windows, shuttered openings and a stone rear forestair show storage arranged vertically above the street.
Its story
The warehouse belongs to Burghead’s post-1805 harbour settlement, when Granary Street stores handled grain, potatoes, timber, coal and agricultural materials.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a substantial warehouse that preserves both the form and economic purpose of the planned harbour town.
What to notice
- The basket-arched loading doorway.
- Blocked and shuttered store openings.
- The external stone forestair.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the building and stair as private unless current signage says otherwise. View from public streets.
Timeline
- Early 19th century The granary was built during Burghead’s planned harbour expansion.
- 19th century Its stores served the port’s agricultural and general trade.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The present use and internal arrangements were not confirmed.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 57 Granary Street, LB22742 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB22742 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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