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Latitude: 55.9413 / 55°56'28"N
Longitude: -3.1487 / 3°8'55"W
OS Eastings: 328349
OS Northings: 672619
OS Grid: NT283726
Mapcode National: GBR 8YK.PQ
Mapcode Global: WH6SM.LXVQ
Plus Code: 9C7RWVR2+GG
Entry Name: Watch Tower, Old Church Lane, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Duddingston Parish Church (C of S) Including Churchyard and Watch Tower Old Church Lane Duddingston
Listing Date: 14 December 1970
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 363829
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26924
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Edinburgh, Old Church Lane, Watch Tower
ID on this website: 200363829
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Craigentinny/Duddingston
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Watch house
12th century. Romanesque, originally aisleless, nave with
chancel only, rich SW doorway and chancel arch; axial W tower
later; N aisle added 1631, 2 windows with gothic survival
tracery; considerable alterations, probably later 18th
century, gothic windows in S wall, E gable, scalloped parapet
of tower, obelisk pinnacles etc. Interior remodelled Sir R
Rowand Anderson 1889 in 17th century manner. Jougs, probably
17th century; Watch tower hexagonal , 2-storey ashlar with
corbelled and battlemented parapet, octagonal chimney shafts
and round arched windows Robert Brown 1824; simple square
pyramid-capped gatepiers.
Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Heritors' Records
give architect of watch house as Robert Brown; some
alterations were made by him to the interior of the church in
1825; further alterations were made to the church in 1839,
but the records are missing.
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