Description

Late 18th century. High wall forming inset ha-ha with integral flight of steps with stone wing walls. Squared, coursed sandstone walls with smooth ashlar copes.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: high wall with flat stone copes set into terraced bank with trees and flower garden above. Central flight of 10 steps with stone risers and treads leading across garden to Colinton Castle.

Statement of Interest

B-Group with Colinton Castle, Dovecot, Gibson House (formerly Colinton House), Stables, House at Walled Garden, Walled Garden, Garden Store, Main School Building, Chalmers and Rogerson Houses, Headmaster's House, South Lodge, Gatepiers and Boundary wall. The ha-ha and steps are likely to be linked to Colinton Castle, which lies directly to the north of the structures. They provide access to what were once the formal gardens and avenue of the Castle. Originally the castle was the main building within the estate until it was partially demolished in the early 19th century to provide a picturesque ruin for the newly constructed Colinton House. The ha-ha provides the NW boundary to a garden once contained within high holly hedges (mentioned in the New Statistical Account) and believed to have been originally laid out in 1683. A selection of specimen trees were also planted, creating an avenue enclosing a broad walk, this in turn leading to the 2 shrubbery gardens and kitchen garden. The ha-ha and steps now lead to the ruins of the castle and the garden serving the 1929 Headmaster's House (both listed separately).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77779870

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version