The Glen, 44 Harlaw Road, Edinburgh

The Glen, located at 44 Harlaw Road in Edinburgh, is a two-storey building with a raised basement, originally built in 1805 but dated 1825. It was burned in 1910 and subsequently rebuilt in 1920. This former mill has been converted into a dwelling while retaining its waterwheel. The structure is made of rubble with harl-pointing and features droved ashlar margins and dressings, raised cills, and droved quoins.

On the northeast elevation, there is a broad gable with a centrally located timber door at the principal floor, which has a three-pane fanlight and a datestone from 1825. This door is accessed by a stone staircase, previously fitted with cast-iron handrails that have now been replaced with modern wood. To the right of the main door, there is another door leading to the basement, which is below street level. Flanking windows are present at the ground level, and there is a pair of windows at the gable head, along with what appears to be the base of a finial at the apex.

The southeast elevation features a symmetrical front with five bays and a lean-to return of the wheel-house on the outer left. A former window has been altered to serve as a two-leaf door at the center of the ground floor, which is narrow and boarded, also featuring a three-pane fanlight.

The northwest elevation also has five symmetrical bays, with a lean-to wheel-house on the outer right. Windows are symmetrically arranged at both the ground and first floors. A half-pitched block extends in front of the lean-to wheel-house, creating a single story over the raised basement.

The building has 12-pane sash and case windows, a grey slate roof with lead flashings, raised ashlar skews, and ridge and wallhead stacks.

Inside, the principal floor offers a large open space, with timber beams that survived from before the 1910 fire. There are remnants of blocking wood courses above the windows, which are charred from the fire. Several features from the 1920s conversion remain, including a large fireplace on the principal level.

To the southeast of the mill, there is an exposed mill lade, which is well-constructed and lined with ashlar.