History in Structure

5 Cowgatehead, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9477 / 55°56'51"N

Longitude: -3.1939 / 3°11'38"W

OS Eastings: 325536

OS Northings: 673386

OS Grid: NT255733

Mapcode National: GBR 8NH.JD

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.XR8S

Plus Code: 9C7RWRX4+3C

Entry Name: 5 Cowgatehead, Edinburgh

Listing Name: 1-15 (Odd Nos) Cowgatehead

Listing Date: 13 August 1987

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 366811

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB28598

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200366811

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Shop Tenement

Find accommodation in
Edinburgh

Description

Edward Calvert, 1871. 4-storey 11-bay tenement block with Scots Baronial details, incorporating earlier fabric; shops (mostly original) at ground floor. Elevation arranged as 3 symmetrical units (bays grouped 3/4/4 from left). Squared and snecked stugged sandstone with ashlar dressings; rubble construction of earlier building to E gable. Chamfered, shoulder-arched openings to ground floor. Tabbed, chamfered, shoulder-arched surrounds to windows. Moulded string course between 2nd and 3rd floors stepping up slope to left. 3rd floor windows breaking eaves with crowstepped dormerheads. Central gables of each block (ie bays 2, 5 and 6, and 9 and 10) corbelled out above 1st floor; carved crests in gableheads; cut-down gablehead stacks.

Some 8-pane and some 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates; crowstepped skews; ridge stacks with circular cans.

Statement of Interest

Townscape importance as termination to Grassmarket, leading up to Candlemaker Row.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.