Granary
storage
Stores food. Marketplace food stalls draw from the granary.
- Inputs
- grain, vegetables, berries, honey, eggs
Footprint sizes in Manor Lordsvary by patch and (for burgage plots) by how you draw them in-game. Use the planner's drag-to-size tool to match what you see on your map — we don't hardcode any dimensions here.
Where to place the granary
- •Site it between your food sources (farms, hunting camp, smokehouse, orchards) and the marketplace to shorten hauling trips.
- •Keep it near the marketplace so granary workers spend less time walking when restocking food stalls.
- •Place it on a road so ox and porter deliveries reach it cleanly.
- •Give it a fairly central position; food is needed by the whole town, so an edge location lengthens every trip.
Strategy & timing
- •Build one in your first settlement phase once food starts coming in, so it's ready before you place the marketplace.
- •Assign families to it to both store food and operate the marketplace food stalls.
- •A second granary becomes worthwhile when food volume grows large or when a distant district needs its own market supply.
- •Keeping food variety stored here directly supports burgage upgrades that demand multiple food types.
Common mistakes
- ×Leaving it unstaffed, so food piles up but never reaches market stalls.
- ×Placing it far from both farms and the market, creating long round-trip hauling.
- ×Relying on it for non-food goods, which belong in the storehouse instead.
Related buildings
Frequently asked
What's the difference between a granary and a storehouse?
The granary holds food only, while the storehouse holds general goods like firewood, tools, planks, and clothing. Each supplies its own type of market stall.
Does the granary distribute food by itself?
No. Its workers operate food stalls at the marketplace, and homes collect food from those stalls. You need a marketplace within range for the granary to feed your population.
Do I need more food variety or just more food?
Both matter. Total quantity prevents starvation, but burgage plots need several different food types stored and distributed to reach higher tiers, so aim for variety as well as volume.