Lodges, Leith Fort, North Fort Street, Leith, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Fort lodges and gateway. 1 related planning application.
Lodges, Leith Fort, North Fort Street, Leith, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- lesser-timber-amber
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1970
- Type
- Fort lodges and gateway
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Circa 1810. Cream sandstone.
GUARDHOUSES: pair of matching 2-storey Palladian lodges aligned to flank gateway framing forecourt (within fort); rubble walls, droved ashlar to front, polished ashlar dressings. 2-storey with 2-bay open-pedimented end gables flanked by single storey bays; inner bays with with round-headed openings and pilasters, outer bays plainer; oculi on rear elevations. Pedimented 4-bay Roman Doric loggias to court, with entablature and blocking course, centre bays pedimented.
GATEWAY: ashlar, with base course and coping. Pair of square piers flanked by round-headed pedestrian arches with impost stones. Outer posts of arches with Ordnance Survey benchmarks.
BOUNDARY WALL: ashlar coped rubble wall to North Fort Street and N side of site.
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