2, 3 Westmost Close, Newhaven, Edinburgh

This building, located at 2 and 3 Westmost Close in Newhaven, Edinburgh, dates from the mid to later 18th century and was recast and converted by Ian Lindsay & Partners around 1970. It is a 2-storey, 4-bay house in a vernacular style, situated next to Main Street. The building has a rectangular plan and features a 2-storey, 3-bay extension at the rear. The exterior is harled and limewashed, with raised and painted concrete surrounds around the openings. There is an exterior stair with timber railings leading to the first floor.

On the west elevation (Westmost Close), there is a timber boarded door on the ground floor set within a stair recess (for No 3), with single windows in the outer left and right bays. The central bay has stairs leading to the first floor entry (for No 2), which features a timber boarded door and single windows in the adjacent bays.

The south elevation (Main Street) has single windows in the central bay on both the ground and first floors. The extension also has single windows on both floors.

The east elevation (Burial Ground) displays regular fenestration in all bays on both floors. The building features 12-pane timber sash and case windows on both elevations. The roof is machine-made red pantiled with a grey slate easing course and precast concrete skews. There are harled apex stacks on the north and south sides, with precast concrete copes and circular cans.