Craigesk House And Gates, Lothianbridge

Craigesk House is an earlier 19th-century house with later alterations, situated near Lothianbridge. The original house was a 2-storey, 3-bay square-plan building, with further storeys and bays added to the north-west elevation, which follows the contours of the riverbank. The house is constructed of coursed sandstone ashlar with base, band, and eaves courses, and a cornice. Raised surrounds are present around the windows, and most windows have moulded brackets supporting the cills.

The south-east elevation, the main entrance facade, features a recessed central bay containing a panelled two-leaf door, flanked by windows. An advanced, columned porch with a stone cornice and decorative balustrade sits above the door, with two windows above the porch. A flat-roofed projecting bay is on the left, containing a mullioned tripartite ground floor window and a mullioned bipartite window on the first floor. To the far right is another slightly advanced bay with round-headed, mullioned tripartite ground floor windows, and a single window above.

The north-east elevation is symmetrical with three bays. A projecting central bay features a round-headed, mullioned bipartite ground floor window and a single window above. A ground floor window is located in the left bay, a first-floor window is centred above, and a door and a modern conservatory are positioned on the right bay, with a single first-floor window.

The north-west elevation, partially visible in 1999, comprises five bays with varying storeys that follow the slope of the riverbank. A round-headed mullioned bipartite ground floor window and a single window above are located in the outer left bay. A recessed bay to the right has external stairs leading from the ground floor to a door, and a round-headed mullioned tripartite window on the first floor. Further to the right is a recessed bay with four storeys, featuring a door in the lower storey and single windows on the first, second, and third storeys. Two additional bays are to the right, each with windows.

The south-west elevation, also partially visible in 1999, has a projecting two-storey fenestration bay to the right, with mullioned bow windows on each storey. A single window is located on the first floor to the left, beneath a glazed patio area with ball finials on the wall. A bay to the left presents a sloping roof below the wallhead, with a wallhead chimney.

The interior of the house was not inspected in 1999. Timber sash and case windows are present throughout, with a variety of glazing patterns. The piended slate roof is surmounted by a weathervane and features numerous corniced stacks with octagonal cans. A gas lamp dated 1913 stands by the entrance, and a similar lamp is attached to the east corner of the house.

A single sandstone gatepier with a corniced coping stone stands in the driveway near the lodge. A large rubble wall with flat ashlar coping extends from the entrance drive to the gatepier, turning north by Newbattle Viaduct. The wall includes a central arched entrance with brick voussiors, a sandstone keystone, and double timber gates. Flanking chamfered piers with pyramidal coping stones flank the gates, and a single timber door is located to the left.