The Old Store, East End Street, St Mary's

2-storey and attic, 4-bay rectangular-plan, near-symmetrical storehouse/granary, with crowstepped gables to steeply pitched roof and forestair to W gable, sited by the shore. Harl-pointed random rubble with squared rubble dressings. Long and short margins to openings; long and short quoins. Most windows boarded; timber framed remainders. Grey slate to upper half of roof; graded Caithness stone tiles to lower half; stone ridge. Truncated squared rubble, corniced gablehead stack to E.

A well preserved 'girnel' (granary or storehouse) belonging to the Meil Estate, subsequently called the Graemeshall Estate. Its steeply pitched roof is a noteworthy anomaly to the other roof types in St Mary's village, and indicates an early date of construction.Also known as 'Auld Store'. (Historic Scotland)

November 1990: External inspection reveals the store to remain in good condition. It is currently being used as a builder's store. September 1995: External inspection reveals the building to now be badly at risk. January 2002: Local planners are unaware of any change. July 2004: External inspection reveals the property to remain at risk but to be in fair condition.

September 2008: Orkney Council forward recent images of the store house. The store is next to a busy road on route to the ferry connection. The property is in private ownership.

August 2009: External inspection finds the condition of the building is litlle altered since the last visit by SCT.

February 2012: A member of the public advises that the building is currently for sale, through agents Lows of Orkney, at fixed price £45,000.

12 September 2013: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously. The property is understood to have been sold following marketing through Lows of Orkney.

7 February 2024: Desk-based research suggests the building remains disused.