Gogar Mount House, Glasgow Road, Edinburgh

Dated 1817 with internal later 19th century internal alterations. Single and 2-storey classical villa with 3-storey square tower to W. Coursed, squared whinstone with stugged ashlar margins. Broad eaves. Base course; cill band course; raised quoins.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: symmetrical 3-bay main villa block with lower 4-bay ashlar block to left, 2 right bays part of house remaining bays make up canted conservatory at S end. Porch at centre with paired columns supporting entablature; urn above; datestone 1817. Tripartite glazed door with large radiating, depressed-arch fanlight. Gently bowed flanking bays with 2 windows each. Tower rises behind villa-block with 2-storey range of house to left. Lower 4-bay symmetrical conservatory block to left, canted on return, large windows occupying most of wall space (16-pane sash and case windows). Slate roof to 2 bays to right with ashlar coping at division with glazed roof to left.

W ELEVATION: 2-storey, 2-bay block over raised basement to outer right with 3-stage to left. Basement enclosed by balustrade of Ionic columns with panelled die and slab coping with ball finials. Windows symmetrically disposed in right block. 2 windows at ground floor of tower with 5-light window with stone mullion and transoms at 1st floor and small 4-light window at upper floor. Slender ball finial.

S ELEVATION: 2-storey, 2-bay main block of house to left with canted end of conservatory to right. Conservatory door at centre with 2-leaf glazed upper,( 4-pane) and 2-pane narrow fanlight. Main range, windows regularly disposed, ground floor windows larger.

12-pane lying-pane glazing for villa elevation; 16-pane sash and case windows for conservatory. 9-pane (3 over 6) sash and case windows for 1st floor. Piend and platformed grey slate roof with lead flashings. Pedestalled, ashlar wallhead stack with 3,4 & 5 octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1992.