Markinch Grain Elevator Cutaway

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This point cloud shows a cutaway version of the Markinch point cloud, showing the interior of the grain elevator and the sites’ east annex. The scans only show what is accessible to a worker within these structures, the rest of the internal space is occupied by grain bins allowing for the storage of tons of different kinds of grains.

This elevator is the only grain elevator remaining in Markinch is the United Grain Growers’ elevator originally built and owned by North Star Grain around 1911. This elevator operated until the 2000s when it was shut down. Today the site contains the original elevator, an east attached annex for increased capacity, and a separate west annex. The owners hope to restore the elevator and annexes for use in red lentil production.

Learn more and see the full site point cloud including the west annex at https://alberta.preserve.ucalgary.ca/sites/markinch-grain-elevator/ .