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Old Water House, Lochend Park, Lochend Road South, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9619 / 55°57'42"N

Longitude: -3.1602 / 3°9'36"W

OS Eastings: 327670

OS Northings: 674932

OS Grid: NT276749

Mapcode National: GBR 8WB.C9

Mapcode Global: WH6SM.FDDV

Plus Code: 9C7RXR6Q+QW

Entry Name: Old Water House, Lochend Park, Lochend Road South, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Lochend Road South, Lochend Park, Old Water House

Listing Date: 12 September 1997

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 391241

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44627

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200391241

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Craigentinny/Duddingston

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Late 18th to early 19th century. Octagonal water house. Squared coursed sandstone, base course, eaves course, droved margins, blocked window to S, boarded entrance to N, pyramidal bitumen felt roof.

Statement of Interest

Thought to have been a water-source or pumping house for Lochend Castle (now Lochend House). An illustration in "OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH" dated 1890 shows the Water House at the waters' edge, however it now stands some yards distant from the Loch (suggesting either a lower water level or that it has been moved).

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