Hillside, 4 Forthill Road, Dundee

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey and basement on falling ground, 2- and 3-bay, L-plan, house on corner site. Tooled coarsed rubble, rendered and lined at N wing, droved and margined angles, painted window surrounds, slate roof. Covered staircase at N, bracketted balcony at W, 2- and 12-pane sash and case windows, coped wallhead stacks with original cans, piended and platform roofs.

W ELEVATION: gablet canopied forestair at left re-entrant with fret-work balusteres and valance and grey slates, leading to flat-roofed porch. Moulded doorpiece with blocked fanlight; 3 windows at left return. Recessed bay at left; door and window at ground floor, 2 windows at 1st. Advanced bay at right; door and garage addition at basement, 2 windows at prinipal and 1st floors, balcony at 1st floor with intricate cast-iron railings and supported by 4 large stone curvilinear brackets. Stack at left re-entrant elevation.

S ELEVATION: basement window at left, 3 windows at principal and 1st floor (blind at principal floor far right), decorative cast-iron rainwater head, 2 widely spaced stacks. Set-back bay at right; door with transom-light, window at right return, moulded string course and window at 1st floor.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: round-coped wall curved at SW corner. 2 square-section ashlar gatepiers, moulded caps with stylised lions.