3 Forth Street, Edinburgh

3 Forth Street in Edinburgh is a classical tenement building designed by Robert Burn in 1800, with later alterations made in the 19th century. This three-bay, three-storey structure features an attic and basement, and is constructed from sandstone ashlar. The ground floor has a dentil cornice, while the first and second floors have projecting cills and a band course between them. The eaves cornice is notable, and the entrance platts extend over the basement.

On the principal elevation, there are four bays at ground level, with a tripartite entrance on the right that includes a fanlight. The remaining bays feature tall windows from later 19th century shopfronts set within a shoulder-arched arcade, which has colonnette mullions and aprons beneath. The outer right side displays banded rustication. Above, the fenestration is regular, with two piended and canted tripartite dormers.

The windows are timber sash and case with plate glass glazing, and the roof is covered with grey slates. The building has coped skews and gablehead stacks with terracotta cans, along with decorative cast-iron railings. The interior was not seen in 1998.