Stables, Kingston House is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 December 1988. Stable, cottage.

Stables, Kingston House

WRENN ID
errant-zinc-ridge
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
7 December 1988
Type
Stable, cottage
OS grid reference
NT 539 822
Coordinates
56.03097, -2.74131
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The stables at Kingston House date from the early 19th century and feature a rectangular plan, consisting of a single-storey cottage and stable range with a walled court to the west and a garden to the east. The structure is built from squared and snecked Rattlebag rubble, accented with droved ashlar dressings. It has small-pane glazing in sash and case windows and a slate roof without any stacks.

On the west elevation, there are five bays. The central area has a depressed arched former carriage opening with chamfered arrises, which is partly blocked to accommodate a modern doorway. This opening is set in a gabled bay that breaks the eaves and features a hayloft door above. There are single lights on either side of this opening, a bipartite window to the outer left, and a wide doorway with sliding doors to the outer right.

An additional stable building is recessed and adjoins the south gable, along with brick additions to the east. There is also a piend-roofed outbuilding located at the southwest corner of the court. The northern entrance is marked by droved ashlar gatepiers that are capped with pyramids.

Local climate

Stables, Kingston House receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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