Gatepiers, St David's Highschool, Newbattle Road is a Grade C listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 March 2000. Gatepiers, walls. 1 related planning application.

Gatepiers, St David's Highschool, Newbattle Road

WRENN ID
stony-nave-crag
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
24 March 2000
Type
Gatepiers, walls
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Late 19th century. Carriage gateway with flanking pedestrian gateways; situated at the junction of B703, Newbattle Road and Abbey Road. Central replacement 2-leaf gates; 2 corniced, chamfered and panelled sandstone piers on moulded bases; surmounted by unicorns supporting heraldic shields bearing Lothian sun motif and initials WL (William, Marquis of Lothian) sitting above corniced square, panelled blocks carved with Lothian coat of arms and sun motif. Flanking original pedestrian gates and chamfered and corniced outer piers surmounted by Lothian sun finials resting upon urns with floreate bases. Snecked sandstone quadrant walls; ashlar base and corniced coping terminate with plain chamfered corniced piers with urn finial before joining Newbattle Road and Abbey Road rubble walls.

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