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Latitude: 55.954 / 55°57'14"N
Longitude: -3.4019 / 3°24'6"W
OS Eastings: 312559
OS Northings: 674330
OS Grid: NT125743
Mapcode National: GBR 20.XX9P
Mapcode Global: WH6SH.QL7Y
Plus Code: 9C7RXH3X+J6
Entry Name: Castle House, 25, 27 High Street, Kirkliston
Listing Name: Kirkliston Village, 25-27 (Odd Nos) High Street, Castle House
Listing Date: 22 February 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 364715
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27499
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200364715
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Almond
Traditional County: West Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Dated 1682, restored 1983. 3-bay, 3-storey house. Rectangular-plan with projecting semi-circular stair tower to N. Rendered and painted to street; light render over random rubble to other elevations. Painted quoins. Raised and chamfered ashlar margins to windows.
N (MAIN) ELEVATION: stair tower at centre. Broad door on W return; moulded chamfered surround with marriage lintel inscribed 16 IF ID 82; escutcheon above. 2 windows light turnpike stair, upper one smaller. Regular fenestration to each floor in flanking bays. 2nd floor windows directly under eaves.
W ELEVATION: gabled rubble with lime wash. Narrow window at corner left. Blocked window at 2nd floor corner right.
E ELEVATION: small window at 1st floor, blocked window above.
S ELEVATION: rubble; door at centre, regular fenestration. Low single-storey service additions to outer bays.
Replacement timber sash and case windows with 12-pane glazing pattern. Grey slate roof, ashlar coped skews, squared and corniced end stacks.
The marriage lintel refers to John Findland and Janet Dick who married in 1682.
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