Riverside Inn, Canonbie

The Riverside Inn in Canonbie appears to date from the early 19th century, although it has several phases of construction, with the earliest possibly from the first half of the 18th century. A rear wing was extended in the mid-19th century. The building has an L-plan layout, consisting of two narrow ranges in a double-pile arrangement, featuring a twin-gabled east elevation and a piended roof to the west that continues over the rear wing. It stands two storeys high, with low flanking wings that have been altered or added. The structure is built of rubble, with the rear wing made from river bank pebbles, and has ashlar and rubble dressings; all surfaces are whitewashed with painted ashlar margins.

On the southeast elevation, the earliest surviving work is likely in the three-bay section closest to the east. This part has been raised at least once, and two bays were added to the left, creating a symmetrical five-bay front. The central entrance features a painted and weathered doorpiece with Doric columns and a modern glazed door. Sash windows throughout have chamfered margins and a 12-pane glazing pattern. Corniced stacks rise over the original end walls, and the roofs are covered with slate. The north elevation has been altered, with some openings framed in brick, and there was a door at both the ground and first floor levels in the re-entrant angle, which was the original loft level.