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Latitude: 55.887 / 55°53'13"N
Longitude: -3.1022 / 3°6'8"W
OS Eastings: 331153
OS Northings: 666530
OS Grid: NT311665
Mapcode National: GBR 60SC.5J
Mapcode Global: WH6T1.99Z9
Plus Code: 9C7RVVPX+Q4
Entry Name: South Gate-Lodge, Melville Castle
Listing Name: Melville Castle, South Lodge, Including Gatepiers and Quadrant Walls
Listing Date: 15 January 1991
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 345875
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12933
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200345875
Location: Lasswade
County: Midlothian
Electoral Ward: Midlothian East
Parish: Lasswade
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Gatehouse
Late 18th century with later alterations and additions. 2 storey, 2-bay square-plan gatelodge with brick and glazed entrance porch to front and single storey harled addition to N with further, detached garage addition to N. Coursed sandstone rubble with droved, painted ashlar dressings. Raised cills to addition.
E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: irregular 4-bay. Modern door beyond porch at ground in bay to centre; window flanking to right. Window in each bay at 1st floor above. Window in slightly recessed harled bay to outer right.
S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window, centrally disposed, at 1st floor.
Modern glazing, out of character with the original building; regrettable modern porch with plate glass to front; grey slate near pyramidal roof; slate to addition; harled stack to apex of roof; cast- iron rainwater goods.
GATEPIERS AND QUADRANT WALLS: square-plan ashlar sandstone with square cope and simple obelisk caps; replacement wrought-iron gates. Ashlar coped sandstone rubble walls with pedestrian boarded door to left serving lodge.
Much altered, but important as one of the Melville Estate buildings.
A Group with Melville Castle, Chestnut House, East Lodge, Esk Cottage, Garden Cottage, Garden Farmhouse, Walled Garden and Lodge, South Driveway Bridge, Walled Garden Steading, and Willie's Temple.
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