East Gate-Lodge, Melville Castle

Earlier 19th century with gatepiers possibly late 18th century. Single storey, asymmetrical 3-bay L-plan lodge in the style of William Burn with crowstepped gables. Later addition to rear re-entrant angle and garage to outer left. Cream ashlar sandstone with polished ashlar dressings to front; grey ashlar sandstone to rear addition. Base course; cornice and blocking course to canted bay to left; hood moulds to door and windows; strip quoins.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: hood-moulded doorpiece to square-plan porch in re-entrant angle to centre; replacement timber door; crowstepped gablet above. Bipartite window in bay set back to left. Projecting, 3-light canted window in advanced bay to right; crowstepped gable above. Timber garage set back to outer left.

SE (REAR) ELEVATION: Advanced, 2-bay addition to re-entrant angle with window to each bay; modern door to left return. Bipartite window in bay to short arm of original block; crowstepped gable above. Lean-to timber garage to outer left.

12-, 4- and 8-pane timber sash and case windows; grey slate roof; flat roof to additions; ashlar coped and corbelled, diamond gablehead stack to SW; ashlar coped, diamond stack to angle; ashlar crowsteps; cast- iron rainwater goods.

GATEPIERS AND QUADRANT WALLS: 4 square-plan, cream ashlar sandstone piers with moulded cornice and pyramidal cap, with decorative wrought- iron link. Cream ashlar sandstone quadrant walls with moulded ashlar cope.