3 and 5 Canongate, Edinburgh

3 and 5 Canongate is a four-storey and attic, five-bay tenement building dating from around 1690. It features three crowstepped wallhead gables and a shop at the ground floor. The building underwent alterations around 1895 by Simon and Tweedie and was restored in 1976 by Robert Hurd and Partners. It is located on a prominent corner site opposite the Palace of Holyrood and the Scottish Parliament.

The structure is built from harled rubble with raised cills. Inside, there is a turnpike stair located in the central bay, accessed through a boarded timber door at the ground floor. The two-window wallhead gables each have a single garret window at the apex, flanking a single window wallhead gable. The rear (north) elevation has four bays with some narrow openings on the first and second floors, and a gable on the third bay.

The roof is slated, featuring tall end chimneystacks with clay cans. The west end has a broad and shouldered chimney, while the east end has a narrow pair. The building also has crowstepped skews and skewputs, along with cast iron rainwater goods.

Inside, the turnpike stair is centrally located at the front of the building. It is understood that the interior was comprehensively refurbished following the restoration in 1976.