Barniken Hotel, 18 Murray Street, Duns

Earlier 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey 3-bay classical villa. Polished cream sandstone ashlar front, dressed rubble to sides and rear.

NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: base course, panelled corner pilasters, cornice and low parapet. Centre bay slightly advanced, Tuscan doorpiece with ? engaged columns flanks segmental-headed doorway; deep-set 2-leaf fielded panelled door and etched glass inner door; segmental umbrella fanlight; window at 1st floor. Flanking bays with later canted windows with cornice and blocking courses at ground, windows to 1st floor.

NW ELEVATION: 2-bay; blank at ground, windows to 1st floor, that to right blind; wallhead stack at centre. Garages adgoined at ground to right.

SW (REAR) ELEVATION: 2 lower projecting 2-storey bays at centre, that to left with window at 1st floor. Modern lean-to conservatory with corrugated roof at ground.

SE ELEVATION: lower set back bay to left with windows to both floors; main block to right with door at ground and window at 1st floor to left; wallhead stack at centre.

12-pane timber sash and case windows (plate glass to canted windows). Piended roofs; grey slates; corniced ashlar stacks with octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: converted to hotel use.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: rubble wall with saddleback ashlar coping; pair of square ashlar gatepiers with stepped pyramidal caps and stop-chamfered arrises.