Ancillary building no9, Redford cavalry barracks, Colinton Road, Edinburgh

Eleven single-storey buildings situated around the main Redford cavalry block which were designed by Harry B Measures and built between 1909 and 1915 as ancillary buildings for the cavalry barracks. They are currently mainly used for stores (2017). The buildings are mostly of either coursed rubble or are rendered and have smooth ashlar margins. Building 39 also has brick elevations. The majority of the buildings have Dutch gables. All have grey graded slates to the roofs and raised skews.

Building 9 (NT22648 69489) is a rectangular-plan, gabled former stable building with a long roof vent and altered openings.

Building 10 (NT22675 69467) is a small, rectangular stable (for sick horses) with a pair of large, boarded timber doors and roof vents.

Building 13 (NT22611 69460) is a 6-bay former cottage with irregular windows and predominantly 6-pane glazing to upper and lower sashes in timber sash and case windows. There are 4 ridge chimney stacks.

Buildings 26 and 28 (NT22536 69371) are gabled buildings forming an L-plan.

Building 28 has a row of high windows and Diocletian windows to the gables.

Building 26 has a run of boarded timber doors to the northeast elevation.

Building 29 (NT22510 69383) is rectangular and gabled with a row of high windows, ridge vents and Diocletian windows to each gable.

Building 39 (NT22452 69371) is irregular in plan with one gabled section and one piended roof section. Some of the openings have been altered and there is a variety of windows and glazing patterns, including some small pane glazing.

Building 40 (NT22411 69400) is gabled with lower sections to the entrance elevation at the northeast. There are Diocletian windows to the gables. The entrance door has been altered.

Buildings 43 and 44 (NT22385 69429) have enclosed courtyards. Building 43 is U-plan with an enclosing boundary wall to the northeast which incorporates a piended roof weighing booth. Building 44 is L-plan and has an enclosing coped, rubble boundary wall to the northeast and northwest. There is a variety of windows including timber sash and case windows and some fixed windows. All have a small pane glazing pattern.

Only part of the interior of building 44 was seen in 2016. It has been divided into rooms with one large brick fire surround with stepped mantel.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: building nos 14, 14a, 27, 67, 71 and 72.