Rock House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Later 18th century. Semi-detached house on elevated site above road; 3-bay, 2-storey and attic (single storey and attic to rear) with late 19th century single storey extension to E. Stuccoed (rubble to rear, timber and painted brick extension) with polished ashlar margins. Base course; band course dividing ground and 1st floor; eaves course. Raised long and short quoins. Regular fenestration.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: timber-panelled door with letterbox fanlight, flanked to left by window, to right by part glazed timber-panelled door. To left, single piended dormer to roof.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: smaller additional window between left and central bay.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay, 2-storey elevation. Extension wing to far right.

GLAZING etc: predominantly 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; plate glass glazing to extension; 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case window to dormer. Dormer has timber fascia with grey slate haffits and roof. 3 rooflights to S elevation, 2 rooflights to N elevation. Pitched roof; graded grey slate; stone skews and skewputts. Part stuccoed, part rendered gablehead stack with octagonal cans to E gable.

GATEWAY AND GATE: forming principal access to property, set in E boundary wall, below level of house. Droved jambs with chamfered inner edges; polished lintel. Elaborate wrought iron gate incorporating the words 'ROCK HOUSE'.

BOUNDARY WALLS: to S; low random rubble wall with flat ashlar copes. To E; walls flanking steps up to house, random rubble, flat ashlar copes. Running N to S, high random rubble wall, round-headed arched over steps. To N, random rubble wall.