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granary

vr.tr.granary · PHY.BLT

Let an agent handle granaries by type, construction, storage conditions, pests, safety and heritage.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle granaries by type, construction, storage conditions, pests, safety and heritage.

A building or structure for storing threshed grain or animal feed, from traditional raised granaries such as horreos and corn cribs to communal and parish granaries and modern silos.

What it is for: Protecting stored grain from damp, pests and theft.

It can be identify traditional granary types; keep grain dry and pest-free; follow safety rules in grain stores; find heritage granaries.

Distinguishing features

Stores grain

Protects from damp and rodents

Regional traditional forms

Hazards in modern stores

What it looks like

Raised timber or stone stores on staddles or pillars, cribs with slatted walls, or large bins and silos.

How it is recognised

Raised floors and staddle stones

Slatted corn cribs

Silos are tall modern stores

Related models

is a kind of - category

farm building and grain storage building

stores - contents

cereal

is related to - modern form

silo

is protected as - status

heritage building

In practice

Families and kinds

raised granaries such as horreos

corn cribs

communal and parish granaries

grain bins and silos

historical public granaries

Standards and regulation

Farm safety regulations

Food and feed hygiene rules

Heritage protection for historic granaries

Failure modes and hazards

Entrapment in stored grain

Grain dust explosions

Mould and mycotoxins

Also called

alhóndigacorn cribparish granarymatamorracommunal granaryGranaries in SpainraccardLaimescrown granarySerenderapothecaPósitogranaries in Bydgoszczstabbur

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Type Which granary.

Forms differ.

Form

Design.

Form

Granary form.

  1. What type of granary is it, and where is it typical? definition
  2. What materials are used? provenance

Capacity

Size.

Capacity

Capacity.

  1. How much grain can it store? measurement
  2. How is it loaded and emptied? definition
Storage Conditions.

Conditions protect grain.

Moisture

Dryness.

Moisture

Moisture control.

  1. What moisture content is safe for storing this grain? measurement
  2. How is ventilation provided? definition

Pests

Rodents and insects.

Pests

Pest control.

  1. How are rodents and insects kept out? action
  2. Which approved methods apply? provenance
Safety Hazards.

Grain stores are dangerous.

Entrapment

Engulfment.

Entrapment

Entrapment.

  1. What rules prevent people being engulfed in stored grain? provenance
  2. What should be done in an emergency? action

Dust

Explosions.

Dust

Dust explosions.

  1. How is dust explosion risk controlled? provenance
  2. Which regulations apply? provenance
Heritage Historic granaries.

Many are protected.

History

Communal granaries.

History

History.

  1. What was the role of communal or public granaries historically? provenance
  2. Which sources describe it? provenance

Protection

Listing.

Protection

Heritage protection.

  1. Is this granary a protected building? provenance
  2. Can it be visited? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should regional granary types be separate entries?
  • How should heritage records be linked?
  • How should silos be linked?