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Gate Piers, Comiston House, Camus Avenue, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9045 / 55°54'16"N

Longitude: -3.2182 / 3°13'5"W

OS Eastings: 323936

OS Northings: 668599

OS Grid: NT239685

Mapcode National: GBR 8HZ.MW

Mapcode Global: WH6SS.JVRF

Plus Code: 9C7RWQ3J+QP

Entry Name: Gate Piers, Comiston House, Camus Avenue, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Camus Park, Gatepiers to W of Comiston House Stables

Listing Date: 3 December 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392855

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45837

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392855

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Colinton/Fairmilehead

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

Mid to later 19th century. Pair of semi-rusticated sandstone gatepiers located to W of Comiston House stables along pathway running N from Caiystane Gardens. Square in plan; droved at arrises; projecting upper band course with pyramid cap above. Remains of corroded cast- iron gate to N pier.

Statement of Interest

A pair of mid-later 19th century gatepiers constructed at the rear entrance to Comiston House (built 1815 to replace an earlier structure). They are now separated from Comiston House (see separate list entry) by modern housing developments, although they still bear some relation to its former stables (see separate list entry). The following reference to what would appear to be these gatepiers was made by Robert Louis Stevenson in 'Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes': "Hard by at the back gate of Comiston, a belated carter beheld a lady in white with the most beautiful clear shoes upon her feet, who looked upon him in a very ghostly manner, then vanished ...." (quoted from Smith).

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