2 Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh

Circa 1855. 2-storey, irregular-plan villa. Snecked and stugged cream ashlar; stone cleaned. Base course; dividing band course; overhanging eaves; raised lugged window surrounds.

W (GREENHILL GARDENS) elevation: 3-bay with recessed addition to outer right. Unfortunate sun porch added to front of original porch in return to centre bay; square pier supporting cornice and stone balustraded parapet; gabletted single window at 1st floor above. Advanced full-height canted window swept to eaves in bay to outer left; carved consoles to stone balcony; deorative iron balustrade. Single windows in 3rd bay; 1st floor window gabletted. Recessed piend-roofed addition to outer right; garage at ground; single window above.

N elevation: 2-bay. Advanced full-height canted window swept to eaves in bay to outer right; carved consoles to stone balcony; decorative iron balustrade. Single windows in bay to outer left; 1st floor window gabletted.

E elevation: M-gabled with advanced service wing to outer left. Round-arched margin-paned stairwindow. Single windows at ground to right return of service wing; single window above breaking eaves in pedimented dormerhead. Plate glass sash and case windows. Grey slate gabled roof; corniced gablehead stacks to S and E; tall moulded octagonal cans. INTERIOR not seen 1991.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: corniced ashlar gatepiers to Greenhill Gardens; one inscribed; pedestrian gateway through slapping; high coped rubble boundary and mutual walls.