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South Lodge, Millburn Tower

A Category B Listed Building in Almond, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9291 / 55°55'44"N

Longitude: -3.3259 / 3°19'33"W

OS Eastings: 317255

OS Northings: 671465

OS Grid: NT172714

Mapcode National: GBR 23.ZGRG

Mapcode Global: WH6SQ.W7FH

Plus Code: 9C7RWMHF+JM

Entry Name: South Lodge, Millburn Tower

Listing Name: Gogar Station Road, Millburn Policies, South Lodge Walls and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 22 January 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 364434

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27313

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200364434

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Almond

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Gatehouse Architectural structure

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Description

Early 19th century. Stugged and squared, coursed honey-coloured sandstone. Circular plan lodge linked to lower circular room by flat-roofed, rendered link-block; adjoining modern cottage to W. Overhanging eaves.

Modern plate glass picture windows. Conical grey slate roof; apex circular stack; lower ridge stack (modern).

GATEPIERS: stugged piers with chamfered and droved arrises; square impost block with sculpted acorn finial.

WALL: random rubble wall with semi-circular coping.

Statement of Interest

In 1800 B J Latrobe designed a round house for the Liston's estate near Edinburgh and the plan of this lodge may have been based on such a design.

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