Watch Tower, New Burial Ground, Old Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith is a Grade B listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 June 1983. Watch tower.
Watch Tower, New Burial Ground, Old Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith
- WRENN ID
- slow-portal-stoat
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Midlothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1983
- Type
- Watch tower
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Watch Tower, located in the New Burial Ground on Old Edinburgh Road in Dalkeith, dates back to 1827. It is a two-stage octagonal tower with crenellations, constructed from stugged squared and coursed red sandstone rubble. The tower features droved rybats and quoins, as well as ashlar raised cills and a crenellated battlement.
On the northeast side, there is a doorway with a lintel inscribed "1827" and a boarded door. Each elevation at the second stage has a slit in a recessed panel.
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