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Latitude: 55.9896 / 55°59'22"N
Longitude: -3.3942 / 3°23'39"W
OS Eastings: 313121
OS Northings: 678279
OS Grid: NT131782
Mapcode National: GBR 20.VRFJ
Mapcode Global: WH6S9.TQW5
Plus Code: 9C7RXJQ4+R8
Entry Name: Forbes Gardens, East Terrace, High Street, South Queensferry
Listing Name: East Terrace, Forbes Gardens
Listing Date: 19 December 1979
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 386262
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40345
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200386262
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Almond
Traditional County: West Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Later 19th century; later alterations. Single storey and attic, 3-bay dwelling house. Square and snecked rubble; ashlar margins and dressings.
N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2 large windows at ground floor; entrance to close at right; 3 piended dormer windows in attic above; right hand pair linked by wallhead stack.
E ELEVATION: adjoining building.
S ELEVATION: single storey projecting bow extension; 2 large windows.
W ELEVATION: adjoining building.
Modern sash and case windows; upper sash 8-pane, lower sash 2-pane. Grey slate roof; large wallhead stacks at front and rear.
run-rig garden wall at rear; the run-rig gardens of houses on East Terrace appear on an 18th century map: J Adair, Map of West Lothian, 1737. According to local history this site was once part of the garden belonging to 16 East Terrace. When the owner, Mr Forbes, retired he gave the house to his son building himself a small cottage on the adjacent piece of land. This explains why the house has a name for its address as opposed to a number.
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