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51-53 Main Street, Ratho

A Category C Listed Building in Pentland Hills, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9218 / 55°55'18"N

Longitude: -3.3794 / 3°22'45"W

OS Eastings: 313894

OS Northings: 670722

OS Grid: NT138707

Mapcode National: GBR 21.ZW79

Mapcode Global: WH6SQ.2F12

Plus Code: 9C7RWJCC+P6

Entry Name: 51-53 Main Street, Ratho

Listing Name: Ratho Village, 49 Main Street and Boundary Wall

Listing Date: 8 March 1994

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365055

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27741

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200365055

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay, near-symmetrical, rectangular-plan house (formerly pair of houses). Coursed, squared whinstone with droved sandstone margins; quoins.

MAIN ELEVATION: entrance bay at centre; formerly pair of doors, opening to left now blocked as window, further blocked window to right; flanking windows in outer bays. Windows regularly disposed at 1st floor level; blind window at centre.

Plate glass sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; ashlar coping to skews; coped and rendered apex stacks.

WALL: low rubble boundary wall with gablet ashlar coping; stone in upper part of wall on right of gate inscribed alphabet. Small wynd to left giving access to rear of building.

Statement of Interest

Originally 4 separate dwellings; 2 entrances at front and entrances up forestair at rear.

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