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Walls To Former Policies, Barnton House, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9619 / 55°57'42"N

Longitude: -3.2849 / 3°17'5"W

OS Eastings: 319882

OS Northings: 675061

OS Grid: NT198750

Mapcode National: GBR 82B.3B

Mapcode Global: WH6SK.HDZX

Plus Code: 9C7RXP68+P2

Entry Name: Walls To Former Policies, Barnton House, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Queensferry Road and Quality Street, Walls to Former Policies

Listing Date: 25 October 1994

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371167

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30319

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200371167

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Drum Brae/Gyle

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Early 19th century. Ashlar walls of coursed stone diminishing in size towards coping and with slight batter effect, keel-shaped coping. Clair voyee iron railings to E end at corner with Quality Street. Wall span broken and flanks lowered in creation of opening for modern housing development. Breached for bus shelters at 2 intervals, a 3rd shelter placed within former gateway with monolithic piers. Further original gateway to S lodge (NT 1888 7493) at W with quadrant walls.

Statement of Interest

The walls originally defined the policies of Barnton House, and presumably date from the time when the Ramsays gained the benefit to have Queensferry Road realigned to the south of its original position. Barnton House has been demolished. The two map references given here indicate the extent of the wall covered by the listing from W to E. Walls taper to far W, lower in form and broken at intervals for access to later housing.

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