10 Swanston Village, Edinburgh

9 and 10 Swanston Village are made up of three single storey cottages (converted into two) that sit within a small group of early to mid-18th century thatched cottages at the foot of the Pentland Hills on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The cottages were refurbished around 1959-62 by J Wilson Paterson for the Edinburgh Corporation. Numbers 9 and 10 form the east side of the group.

They are built on a long rectangular-plan of 11 irregular bays with slightly lower sections at each end. Their ground levels follow the angle of the sloping site. Number 9 is larger with seven bays at the lower (north) end and number 10 is smaller with four bays at the higher (south) end. They are rendered and painted random rubble on rough rubble foundations and they have projecting smooth rendered window and door margins. Number 10 has black painted margins. The smaller end bays are built in droved and squared stone and each has a door opening.

The windows are small with timber sash and case frames with horns and a 12-pane glazing pattern. The doors are vertical boarded timber, some with small rectangular glazed panels and strap hinges. The roof is thatched in reed with a concrete ridge and stone skews. There are squared concrete chimney stacks on the south gable and two further chimney stacks equally spaced across the length of the ridge.

The rear elevation and the interior were not seen in 2017.