Dunalastair, 61 Dreghorn Loan, Edinburgh

F W Simon and A Hunter Crawford, 1902. Scullery wing and S dormers 1935, J D Cairn and Ford. 2-storey and attic, irregular-plan Edwardian villa. Stepped composition to N with advanced kitchen and scullery wing to left and entrance wing to right with advanced 2-storey snecked rubble gabled entrance tower. Principal elevation to S (garden) with decorative half-timbering, advanced box bays on snecked rubble bases and flat-roofed dormers. Predominantly white-painted render with some snecked rubble. Regular fenestration to S, irregularly fenestrated to other elevations.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: semicircular arch to internal porch at ground of entrance tower; tripartite mullioned window above. Advanced flat-roofed, single-storey bay adjoining tower to right with snecked rubble base and 5-light window; tripartite window above. Advanced 1-bay, 2-storey kitchen wing to left with tripartite windows to N and irregular fenestration to W return. Single-storey scullering wing adjoining to left with later (1935) extension to outer left and advanced flat-roofed lobby with timber boarded back door to E return.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: large 4-gabled conservatory at ground with timber frame on rendered brick base; half-glazed timber panelled door to S. 2-leaf half-glazed timber panelled door with sidelights from house to conservatory. Shouldered wall-head stack.

S (PRINCIPAL/GARDEN) ELEVATION: 5 bays. Advanced 5-light conservatory / porch with rendered base and lean-to piended roof at ground to centre; half-glazed timber panelled door to right return. Tripartite window above. Tripartite windows at both floors to right. Single window to left and bipartite above. Advanced, 2-storey, 5-light, piend roofed, box bay windows to outer bays with snecked rubble bases. 3 dormers to attic. Rear of scullery wing recessed to outer right: flat-roofed rear extension to scullery containing butler's pantry with tripartite window.

E ELEVATION: irregular fenestration; dormer to attic.

Predominantly 6- and 8-pane glazing in timber casements. Coped rendered stacks with red clay cans. Red tile roof.

INTERIOR: unusual timber panelled doors. Original fireplaces. Some plaster cornicing. Timber panelling to drawing-room inglenook.