Dalmeny House Stables, Dalmeny House, Edinburgh

Probably William Wilkins, circa 1820. 2-storey, Tudor stable block; originally symmetrical U-plan with screen wall and central gateway closing 4th side of court. Droved sandstone ashlar. Pedimented gables. Base course. Rectangular hoodmoulds. Stone mullions. Crenellated parapets, with moulded cornices.

W COURTYARD RANGE: 3-bay advanced central block, comprising 2-leaf timber Tudor-arch doors to bays at ground, with bipartite windows aligned above, and incised cusping framing clock centred in false gablet above, later glazed canopy cantilevered between ground and 1st floor; flanked by 4-bay block to left, comprising bipartite windows in bays to left and outer right, with bipartite windows aligned above, door in penultimate bay to right, with bipartite window aligned above; and mirrored block to right, but with stone infilled bipartite window to outer right at 1st floor, and infilled right half of bipartite window in penultimate bay to left.

S COURTYARD RANGE: 8-bay, comprising 4 Tudor-arch coach house arches to left, with 2-leaf timber doors; 2 bipartite windows at centre; 2 doors to right; 3 widely spaced bipartite windows above.

N COURTYARD RANGE: 8-bay, mirroring S courtyard range, with 4th bipartite window above coach house arch to outer right.

SCREEN WALL: stugged coursers with coping; 2 octagonal ashlar gatepiers with cornices, ogival dome caps and finials.

REAR ELEVATIONS: random rubble at original block, roughly tooled rubble at extensions with droved and chamfered margins. Additions on all 3 sides.

2-light timber sash and case windows, 8-pane at ground, 6-pane at 1st floor. Graded grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Variety of rendered, octagonal ashlar sandstone ridge stacks, coped, circular cans.