Spotts Granary, Old Harbour, Dunbar is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 January 1988. Storehouse.
Spotts Granary, Old Harbour, Dunbar
- WRENN ID
- grey-vault-peregrine
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Constituency
- Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1988
- Type
- Storehouse
- OS grid reference
- NT 681 792
- Coordinates
- 56.00505, -2.51286
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Spotts Granary is an early 18th century storehouse located on the quay west of the harbour entrance in Dunbar. The building measures 3 storeys and is 70 feet by 42 feet.
The southeast front features five bays with altered openings, and there is a loading platform on the southwest side, which is accessed by a flight of steps. The front has two doors centrally located, with a loft door situated in a swept dormer above.
The northwest front consists of four wide bays and is supported by four sandstone corbels at the wall-head. The northeast front has a sloped corner, and the exterior is made of sandstone rubble that has been harled. The roof is piended and covered with corrugated iron, although it was formerly tiled with pantiles.
Inside, there is a central partition wall running from northeast to southwest that is 2 feet 8 inches thick and includes openings.
Local climate
Spotts Granary, Old Harbour, Dunbar receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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