Thistle Inn, Broxburn

The Thistle Inn in Broxburn is a late 18th century, 3-bay, 2-storey and attic gabled inn. It is constructed of red sandstone rubble, now covered with rough harling, and features ashlar dressings.

On the south elevation, there is a later-added ashlar porch with a roll-moulded doorway and a piended slab roof. This elevation also includes a strip fanlight and two-leaf boarded doors, with low cills beneath the flanking windows. The first floor has three windows.

The north elevation has a lean-to extension. The east gable has one window on the ground floor to the right and one on the first floor to the left, along with a small attic window off-centre to the left. The west gable mirrors the east gable, but the ground floor window has been lowered to accommodate a French door.

The sash and case windows feature a 12-pane glazing pattern, dating from 1987. The building has raised skews and gable end stacks with thackstanes, topped with grey slates.

Inside, the inn showcases Scotch pine woodwork and panelled interior shutters. To the south, there is a rubble-coped retaining wall along the road, with falling ground to the north.