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Latitude: 55.908 / 55°54'28"N
Longitude: -3.1225 / 3°7'21"W
OS Eastings: 329921
OS Northings: 668891
OS Grid: NT299688
Mapcode National: GBR 60M3.SZ
Mapcode Global: WH6SV.0RCQ
Plus Code: 9C7RWV5G+6X
Entry Name: Gardeners' Cottages, The Drum, Gilmerton, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Gilmerton, the Drum, Gardeners' Cottages
Listing Date: 15 April 1996
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 389662
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43252
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200389662
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Liberton/Gilmerton
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Cottage
Mid 19th century gardeners' cottages sited to NE of walled garden. Single storey piended range with lower, slightly later addition (between OS surveys of 1853 and 1893) at rear of No 145 forming L-plan. Rubble with ashlar dressings and render/harl pointing.
NE (FRONT) ELEVATION: main range probably originally single cottage with central door and 2 windows left and right. Outer left opening now door with letterbox fanlight over, also later, smaller window to outer left.
REAR: glazed door to centre, window to left, one opening blocked. Wing to No 145 has canted link in angle with window, door and window to rear.
Boarded timber doors with decorative cast-iron hinges, timber sash and case windows with small-pane glazing.
Grey slates, 2 coped ashlar ridge stacks with simple cornice and moulded thackstane (ornamental), 2 to rear wing similarly detailed.
Listed for group value as part of The Drum Estate, forms part of A group with The Drum, East Lodges (In Newton Parish Midlothian), Icehouses, Mercat Cross, Stables, Steading, Walled Garden, West Lodge, Drumbank and North Gatepiers.
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