Main Point, 2-4 High Riggs, Edinburgh

Main Point, located at 2-4 High Riggs in Edinburgh, is a classical building dating from around 1770, with later additions. It is a three-storey structure with three sides, situated on a trapezoidal site, and currently houses a public house on the ground floor. The exterior features three bays on the northwest and southeast sides, along with a three-storey tripartite canted bay at the junction. The building is constructed of droved ashlar with polished dressings and is painted at the ground floor. Notable architectural details include a base course, a mutuled dividing band between the ground and first floors, a cill course to the first floor, an eaves course, and long and short quoins.

On the northwest elevation facing Fountainbridge, there are four openings at the ground floor, although those to the right are blocked. These openings are flanked by paired Ionic pilasters. The first and second floors each have three windows.

The northeast elevation features a piend-roofed canted bay with a central two-leaf timber panelled door, also flanked by Ionic pilasters and topped with a scrolled pediment. The sides have modern fixed windows, while the first floor has corniced windows in moulded surrounds, with a dentilled dividing band between the first and second floors. The second floor is regularly fenestrated, and there is a slated dormer in the attic.

On the southeast elevation, there is a door at the center, with windows to the right blocked, while the rest of the elevation is regularly fenestrated. A slated dormer is also present in the attic.

The interior is reputed to have a very high-quality finish on the first floor, particularly on the northeast side.