Manse, 2 Freelands Road, Ratho, Edinburgh

1. 2-storey over raised basement; 3-bay, rectangular- plan, manse with classical details on prominent site. Pavilion addition earlier to mid 19th century. Squared, coursed whinstone with droved white sandstone margins; ashlar doorcase. Eaves band. Stugged band course between basement and ground floor. Stugged quoins with droved arrises.

S (MAIN) ELEVATION: symmetrical; oversailing ashlar stair to door at centre; plain cast-iron railings. Corniced and pilastered doorcase; panelled door with sun-ray fanlight; flanking windows. Smaller windows at 1st floor, tripartite window at centre, centre light blind, side windows glazed; windows to right and left. 3 barred windows symmetrically placed to basement. Recessed to left is S return of single storey basement pavilion; rubble; half piended roof; window on W elevation. Broad, chamfered arrises at lower ground level of wing, painted and swept to square below cill.

N (ROAD) ELEVATION: rubble whinstone, painted stone window margins. 3-bay with later additions and pavilion; asymmetrical. Stair window at centre; window at ground outer right with later door slapping; single-storey, cement-rendered, flat-roofed, projecting block to outer left. Rendered, low, lean-to storage shed against pavilion basement to outer right. Window to outer left and outer right; smaller, later window immediately to right of left window.

E ELEVATION: partially rendered. Windows at outer left at ground and 1st floor mirrored by blocked windows at outer right. 2 smaller attic windows symmetrically placed in gablehead.

W ELEVATION: attic windows symmetrically placed in gablehead. W return of pavilion; window at centre; 4 small barred windows to basement.

Plate-glass glazing in sash and case windows at ground floor main elevation, 8-pane sash and case for W elevation; 12-pane sash and case for remaining windows. Grey slate roof; modern skylight on N ridge. Broad, coped, sandstone gablehead stacks (replacement cans). Ashlar coping to skews.

INTERIOR: not seen 1992.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL: rubble wall with semi- circular coping, simple ashlar octangonal piers with pyramidal cap.