A building used to store grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
Related Terms
Term |
Note |
BAKERY |
A commercial bakery or bread factory. |
BARN |
A building used primarily for the storage of hay, grain and farm equipment, or as a shelter for livestock. Use more specific type where known. |
CLEIT |
A drystone building used for storage. Use only for sites on the St Kilda archipeligo. |
CORN DRYING KILN |
A kiln used for drying cereals. Use for freestanding structures only. For corn drying kilns incorporated into barns use KILN BARN. |
DISTILLERY |
A complex or works where spirits are made by distillation. |
FLOUR MILL |
A factory where flour is produced for use in food products. |
GRAIN DRIER |
A building or room within a granary used to dry grain. Often consisting of an oven with a refractory-brick drying floor above, on which the grain was placed. |
GRAIN MILL |
A mill where grain is ground to produce flour. |
GRAIN STORAGE PIT |
A pit in which grain is stored. |
STADDLE STONE |
A mushroom-shaped stone used to raise the floor of a barn, granary etc. above ground level, to prevent vermin from gaining access to stored grain and fodder. Now often used as a garden ornament. |