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Castle House, 25, 27 High Street, Kirkliston

A Category B Listed Building in Almond, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.954 / 55°57'14"N

Longitude: -3.4019 / 3°24'6"W

OS Eastings: 312559

OS Northings: 674330

OS Grid: NT125743

Mapcode National: GBR 20.XX9P

Mapcode Global: WH6SH.QL7Y

Plus Code: 9C7RXH3X+J6

Entry Name: Castle House, 25, 27 High Street, Kirkliston

Listing Name: Kirkliston Village, 25-27 (Odd Nos) High Street, Castle House

Listing Date: 22 February 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364715

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27499

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkliston, 25, 27 High Street, Castle House

ID on this website: 200364715

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Almond

Traditional County: West Lothian

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Description

Dated 1682, restored 1983. 3-bay, 3-storey house. Rectangular-plan with projecting semi-circular stair tower to N. Rendered and painted to street; light render over random rubble to other elevations. Painted quoins. Raised and chamfered ashlar margins to windows.

N (MAIN) ELEVATION: stair tower at centre. Broad door on W return; moulded chamfered surround with marriage lintel inscribed 16 IF ID 82; escutcheon above. 2 windows light turnpike stair, upper one smaller. Regular fenestration to each floor in flanking bays. 2nd floor windows directly under eaves.

W ELEVATION: gabled rubble with lime wash. Narrow window at corner left. Blocked window at 2nd floor corner right.

E ELEVATION: small window at 1st floor, blocked window above.

S ELEVATION: rubble; door at centre, regular fenestration. Low single-storey service additions to outer bays.

Replacement timber sash and case windows with 12-pane glazing pattern. Grey slate roof, ashlar coped skews, squared and corniced end stacks.

Statement of Interest

The marriage lintel refers to John Findland and Janet Dick who married in 1682.

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