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Latitude: 58.9845 / 58°59'4"N
Longitude: -2.96 / 2°57'36"W
OS Eastings: 344919
OS Northings: 1011218
OS Grid: HY449112
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.QR7
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HFPQ
Plus Code: 9CCVX2MQ+RX
Entry Name: The Girnel House, 22 Harbour Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 22 Harbour Street, the Girnel House
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381606
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36755
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkwall, 22 Harbour Street, The Girnel House
ID on this website: 200381606
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Building
18th century, incorporating earlier fabric. 2-storey and attic, 6-bay long rectangular-plan asymmetrical former girnel house with double forestair to 1st floor entrance offset to left of centre. Random rubble; harled sides and rear.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: boarded door offset to left of centre at ground. Double forestair to deep-set boarded door at 1st floor in bay to penultimate left; attic window above. Regular fenestration at each floor in bays remaining.
W (SIDE) ELEVATION: forestair to boarded door at 1st floor to right of centre; attic window above; gablehead stack.
S (REAR) ELEVATION: partially obscured. Regular fenestration at 1st floor and attic with steel stair to pitched-roofed loft entrance offset to left of centre.
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof with traditional stone slated easing course; stone skews; predominantly uPVC rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.
This long, low building was used as a storehouse for grain which was paid as rental to the Earldom estate and was kept in 'girnels' or chests. The Girnel Keeper's house the store to the east and is listed separately.
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