Tearoom (Former Coachmans Cottage), Traquair House

The former Coachman's Cottage at Traquair House, built around 1749 for Charles Stuart, the 5th Earl of Traquair, is a single-storey, three-bay rectangular-plan structure that originally served as a gardener's cottage. It features a rustic timber gabled porch and has an attached rectangular outbuilding, which may have been another cottage, positioned at right angles and extending to the rear. The exterior is constructed of random whinstone rubble, with the principal elevation of the cottage and the sides of the outbuilding harled and painted. There are no distinct window dressings.

On the northwest (principal) elevation, the cottage presents a single-storey, three-bay facade with a central entrance. The entrance is sheltered by an open timber rustic porch, supported by rough logs at the corners and sides, which are infilled below half-height with weather-board. The upper section features diagonal timber in-fill, and there is a later entrance door. Plain windows are located on either side.

The southwest elevation consists of whinstone rubble and includes a small central window.

The southeast (rear/garden) elevation has slightly altered three-bay fenestration, with a window on the left and a pair of late 20th-century semi-glazed French doors off centre to the right, accompanied by a square window at the extreme right. There are also a pair of long single-pane roof lights in the attic. The attached former outhouse, which projects to the right, has regular fenestration and features a multi-paned timber and glazing door on the right side of its left return.

The northeast elevation mirrors the single-storey, three-bay design with a central entrance that has a later multi-paned timber and glazing door, flanked by windows in the outer bays. An advanced rubble wall at the extreme right projects to form one half of the entrance to a grassed area near craft workshops, which are listed separately.

The windows throughout include 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case style, with some modern replacements that mimic the original design. The roof is piended with slate, featuring lead ridging and flashing, along with a later single-pane Velux window on the lesser roof elevations. The building has painted cast-iron rainwater goods and a central harled roofline stack with a pair of plain cans.

Inside, the cottage has been extended into the adjacent building and modernized to serve as a tea room, featuring a modern timber planked interior and a kitchen/food preparation area.