Stables, Newhailes, Musselburgh

The stables at Newhailes in Musselburgh were designed by John Craig around 1792 and form a two-storey quadrangular Classical stable court, incorporating some mid-18th century elements in the northwest range. The southeast and northeast facades are made of grey sandstone ashlar, featuring a base, band, and string course at impost level, along with a moulded cornice and blocking course. The courtyard elevations are constructed from squared and coursed sandstone, while the remaining work from around 1792 includes variegated sandstone rubble with droved ashlar dressings and some harl-pointing. The mid-18th century fabric also has ashlar dressings.

The southeast range is the main range with nine bays, including a lower two-storey, three-bay closing range on the outer left. It has polished ashlar coupled Roman Doric columns at the entrance bay in the center, which features a pediment, frieze, and a segmental arch leading to the pend. There are three bays on each side, with tall windows on the ground floor and smaller windows above, seven of which are blinded. Doric pilasters flank the outer bays, which have a window at ground level and an entablature with a blank tablet above. The outer left bays have round-arched recessed panels with blinded windows and small windows above. The courtyard facades include fanlit doors and windows.

The northeast range consists of six bays, with two blind segmentally arched panels at the center, flanked by Doric pilasters and a pediment. The flanking bays have tall windows on the ground floor and smaller windows above, some of which are blinded. The courtyard elevation features fanlit doors and segmentally arched carriage doors.

The southwest range has two piend-roofed buildings linked at the center, with segmental carriage doors to the right and additional doors and windows at ground level, along with hayloft openings above.

The northwest range includes a former two-storey 18th century farmhouse to the north, which has three closely grouped bays on the courtyard elevation and is connected to the north by a contemporary extension. Additional 18th century buildings complete the range to the west, featuring a lower pitched roof and a lean-to rubble outbuilding. The end elevations of the southwest and northeast ranges project at the outer ends. The sash and case windows have small-pane glazing patterns. The roofs are covered with grey slates, and there are coped stacks and ashlar coped skews on the northwest range.