Game Larders, Balmoral Castle

The Game Larders at Balmoral Castle consist of a group of structures located next to the circular venison larder to the east of the stables. These include two piend-roofed larders from the later 19th century and a gabled larder from the late 19th century.

The two piend-roofed grouse larders are built with lathed timber on a concrete base and feature gauze screened windows. They have decorative timber brackets supporting the overhanging eaves, bellcast pyramidal roofs covered in fishscale felt tiles, and lead flashing.

The rectangular-plan larder measures two by three bays, with a door flanked by windows on the principal elevation and additional windows on the sides. It also has a circular metal ventilator at the apex.

The square-plan larder measures three by three bays, with a door on the outer side and broader windows in the center of each elevation, flanked by smaller windows. Each window is complemented by a small grille below. It features a louvred timber ventilator at the apex of its pyramidal roof, topped with a swept lead cap.

The gabled deer larder has a rectangular plan and is also built with lathed timber on a concrete base. The entrance elevation is three bays wide, with a gabled design that includes a central two-leaf panelled door, a billetted lintel, and a gauze screened rectangular fanlight above. There is a window to the left, with antler trophies displayed above the door and window, and a metal door leading to a cold store on the right. The side elevations also have gauze screened windows. The structure features a corniced metal eaves gutter and decorative barge boards on the entrance elevation, complete with a kingpost and finial. The roof is covered in fishscale felt, and there are rectangular, timber louvred ventilators with billetted eaves at the ridge.