Girnel House, 22 Harbour Street, Kirkwall
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Girnel House, 22 Harbour Street, Kirkwall
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 8 Jun 2014
18th century store incorporating earlier fabric the Girnal House is Category B listed. The building was used as a storehouse for grain which was paid as rental to the Earldom estate and was kept in 'girnels' or chests. See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
58.984464
Longitude
-2.960179