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Latitude: 55.9097 / 55°54'35"N
Longitude: -3.3169 / 3°19'0"W
OS Eastings: 317773
OS Northings: 669297
OS Grid: NT177692
Mapcode National: GBR 5083.PC
Mapcode Global: WH6SR.0QSD
Plus Code: 9C7RWM5M+V6
Entry Name: Walled Garden, Riccarton Estate, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Estate, Former Walled Garden
Listing Date: 8 March 1994
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 364532
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27383
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200364532
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: University building
Earlier 19th century. Rectangular-plan walled garden approximately 100m x 50m. High wall, red-brick interior with squared sandstone rubble exterior facing; ashlar margins and dressings, ashlar slab coping,; interior with canted corners. Door in W and S walls. Lean-to garden sheds and stores on exterior of N wall, later brick buttresses against exterior N wall. Interior surfaced for football pitch.
Riccarton House was demolished in 1956 and the walled garden dates from the ealier 19th century. It is attached to the former gardener's cottage at N, the cottage is listed separately.
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