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26 North Fort Street, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Leith, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9757 / 55°58'32"N

Longitude: -3.1842 / 3°11'2"W

OS Eastings: 326198

OS Northings: 676486

OS Grid: NT261764

Mapcode National: GBR 8Q5.JC

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.2209

Plus Code: 9C7RXRG8+78

Entry Name: 26 North Fort Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 26 and 28 (GF and 1F) North Fort Street with Front Walls; EH6 4HD

Listing Date: 20 March 1994

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364358

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27259

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200364358

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Leith

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Terrace house

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Description

Circa 1840. Mirrored pair of 2-storey, basement and attic 3-bay houses forming part of continuous terrace. Stugged ashlar with ashlar dressings. Base course; cill course to 1st floor; cornice and blocking course. Regular fenestration; moulded architraves at ground; panelled doors to inner bays with rectangular fanlights, architraves and cornice; centre bays blind at 1st floor.

2-bay rubble rear elevations.

Timber sash and case plate glass windows (2 tilt and swing replacements). Grey slates; rendered stacks; ashlar coped mutual skews.

Low coursed stone front wall with ashlar saddleback coping.

Statement of Interest

Forms part of continuous near-uniform terrace with 2-18 and 20-30 North Fort Street and 91-105 Portland Street (see separate listings).

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