Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Estate, Gardener's House, Boundary Wall and Railings Edinburgh, Scotland
Listed Building Data
Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Estate, Gardener's House, Boundary Wall and Railings has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 364497 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 27355
- Canmore ID
- 236437
- Category
- B
- Name
- Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Estate, Gardener's House, Boundary Wall and Railings
- Parish
- Edinburgh
- County
- Edinburgh, City Of
- Easting
- 317696
- Northing
- 669290
- Date Listed
- 13 January 1975
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Probably William Burn, circa 1823. Single-storey rectangular-plan, Tudoresque gardener?s house with lean-to bay to S. Squared and snecked honey-coloured sandstone ashlar, squared and snecked rubble at rear. Droved margins, chamfered reveals. Hoodmould. Base course. Broad eaves. SW elevation: broad gable, jerkin-headed at apex, advanced off-centre to right, tripartite window, door in left return of gable. Lower lean-to bay to outer right, bipartite window. Verandah to left of gable on 4 cast- iron colonettes, bipartite and single window in SW wall. NE elevation: 3 symmetrical bays with single lean-to bay to outer left. Entrance bay advanced at centre, jerkin- headed pediment, 2-leaf flush-panelled door with 6-pane fanlight. Flanking windows. Lean-to bay to outer left, boarded door with 3-pane letterbox fanlight, small window to outer left. Side elevation: gable with bipartite window at centre and jerkin-headed at apex. Diamond-pane timber casement windows. 12-pane sash and case to NE. Grey slates. Broad overhanging eaves. Interior: not seen (1992). Boundary wall and railings: low rubble boundary wall with ashlar coping forming base for iron,lattice trellis railings with fleur-de-lis finials. Located immediately to N of cottage.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
The former gardener's house of Riccarton estate is located on the S side of the main avenue to Heriot Watt University and now serves as the university creche. Riccarton House was demolished in 1956. William Burn added a Jacobethan extension in 1823 and is probably the architect of the cottage. The cottage lies immediately to N of the walled garden which is listed separately. Riccarton N lodge, gatepiers and screen walls, are also listed separately.
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
C McWilliam Lothian (1978) p405. OS 1st edition map, 1853.
