Hawkhill House, 5 Hawkhill Place

Late 18th century (with mid 19th century alterations - see Notes). 2-storey, attic and basement, T-plan classical villa located within the grounds of University of Dundee. Rubble built with later roughcast render. S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical 3-bay arrangement with sweeping stair to centre oversailing basement; decorative iron railings rising to doorway with decorative Y-tracery fanlight above. Two windows to each storey at gable ends with further central window to attic.

Slightly lower 2-storey wing to rear: curving stone forestair and iron railings rising to 1st floor entrance at NW re-entrant angle with single-story lean-to outshot below. Later piended dormer to NE flank.

Regular fenestration with timber 4-pane sash and case windows. Steeply pitched slate roof. Straight ashlar skews. Coped end stacks to W and N elevations with octagonal clay cans; tall narrow stack to NE re-entrant.

INTERIOR: wide hall at ground floor. Original room-plan largely intact. 6-panel timber doors, ornamental cornicing and dado rails throughout. Round-arched reeded doorpiece at first floor hall with fanlight and imitation keystone. Adamesque chimneypiece to first floor room. Curving stair to attic level with decorative iron balusters and timber handrail.