Myres Castle

Myres Castle is a tower house built in 1530, which has been altered and expanded in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, with a renovation in 1890 by H Walker of Edinburgh. The exterior is harled with ashlar margins and dressings, featuring coped stacks, crow-stepped gables, and slate roofs.

The building has two and three storeys, along with basements, cellars, and attics. The original 1530 tower house is connected to a lower, secondary block to the west, creating a Z-plan layout. A circular stair turret is located at the northeast re-entrant angle, with another turret at the diagonally opposite southeast angle. The southeast turret includes two tiers of gun ports and is corbelled out to support two upper storeys, topped with a parapet featuring decorated panels dated 1612 or 1616 and a conical-roofed cap house.

Most openings have been enlarged and feature small-pane sashes. The secondary block includes a four-bay west wing, likely built around 1822, which has an angle turret and a nepus gable facing south. There is also a composite rear range in Z-plan, dating from around 1760 with various 19th-century alterations and additions. This range includes a former stable block with rusticated quoins and two modern garage openings, extending from an L-plan wing. The L-plan wing is now part three and part two storeys, featuring a full-height canted projection facing a walled garden, and a porch on the north gable. The eastern wing has been raised and includes an additional corbelled angle turret at the southeast. To the north, there is a two-storey, three-bay cottage linked by a low covered way.