Drylaw House, Groathill Road North, Edinburgh is a Grade A listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 October 1965. House. 3 related planning applications.

Drylaw House, Groathill Road North, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
hushed-courtyard-amber
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh West MP: Christine Jardine (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 October 1965
Type
House
Address
Drylaw House, Groathill Road North, Edinburgh, EH4 2SL
OS grid reference
NT 218 753
Coordinates
55.96441, -3.25309
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Drylaw House, located on Groathill Road North in Edinburgh, dates back to 1718. This building features two storeys with attics and a basement, constructed from rubble and harled. The west elevation remains unaltered, showcasing a six-window layout with a central door and a large piended roof that has twin chimneys. The east front was remodeled in the late 18th century, featuring a three-window pedimented central addition with a Roman Doric column fanlight doorpiece. Inside, there is notable painted decoration in the parlour, which is partly from the mid-18th century.

Local climate

Drylaw House, Groathill Road North, Edinburgh receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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