Dirleton House, Manse Road, Dirleton

Circa 1825. 2-storey, 3-bay, classically detailed house with

single storey, rear projection. Square, coursed rubble

with ashlar base course and dressings; raised margins.

12-pane glazing pattern to sash and case windows.

W ELEVATION: raised and pedimented bay at centre.

Pilastered doorpiece with deep, decorative fanlight and

panelled door. Unusual, wrought-iron lamp bracket in

wishbone form. Tripartite above. Broad pilasters to

outer angles. Moulded cornice and blocking course.

Single windows to outer bays.

E ELEVATION (rear): piend-roofed projection at ground to

right, converted to conservatory. 2 grouped 1st floor

windows at centre.

S ELEVATION: stair window at centre with blind window below

and flanking windows.

N ELEVATION: 3-bay with wide canted outer bay to left to

full-height.

Slated piend roof. Octagonal stacks grouped in sets of 3.

INTERIOR: original features retained. Simple, classical,

marble chimneypieces. Panelled window shutters and

doors. Dado rails. Decorative plasterwork. Tripartite

inner door to vestibule with fanlight.

Small coach-house to E, contemporary, with pedimented W

entrance facade and depressed arch doorways. Circular

opening to pediment.

Rubble retaining wall with squared rubble, pyramid

capped, gatepiers, linked by coped quadrant walls.