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Latitude: 55.9076 / 55°54'27"N
Longitude: -3.2584 / 3°15'30"W
OS Eastings: 321427
OS Northings: 668994
OS Grid: NT214689
Mapcode National: GBR 87Y.GS
Mapcode Global: WH6SR.XSK0
Plus Code: 9C7RWP5R+2J
Entry Name: Lodge And Gate-Piers, Spylaw House, 25 Spylaw Street, Colinton, Edinburgh
Listing Name: 25A Spylaw Street with Gate Piers and Gates
Listing Date: 19 December 1979
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 370305
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB29823
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200370305
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Colinton/Fairmilehead
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Gatehouse Architectural structure
Circa 1790 with modern extension to rear. Plain single-storey, 3-bay lodge with piended roof. Random rubble with droved ashlar window and door dressings (painted). Central modern glazed timber door to S elevation; flanking windows. 2 windows to W. SW angle raised as gatepier for footgate.
12-pane timber sash and case windows (one window to W, 16-pane). No chimney stack. Graded grey slate.
GATEPIERS AND GATES: pyramidal capped corniced gatepiers to Spylaw Park. 2-leaf spear-headed cast-iron gates and plain cast-iron footgate.
In prominent position near the head of Spylaw Street, and at the entrance to Spylaw Park (now a public park). Built as the gate lodge for Spylaw House, which is listed seperately.
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