Viewfield, Selkirk

Earlier 19th century with later alterations and additions. Single storey with basement, 9-bay classical house sited on falling ground (basement of SE is ground of NW) with later 4-bay group set back slightly to left. Stugged ashlar with polished ashlar dressings to SE (principal) elevation, with pebbledashed later addition; pebbledash with droved ashlar dressings to NW elevation. Band course between basement and ground of SE elevation; base course to NW elevation; eaves course and quoin strips.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 5-bay group to centre advanced slightly.

7 steps oversailing basement to panelled door with rectangular plate glass fanlight above, set in half-fluted Doric columned and pedimented doorpiece. Window to immediate left. Window to each flanking bay, blinded window at ground and basement of bay to inner right. 2-bay pavilions flanking 5-bay group with window in each bay at ground and basement. Window to each bay of 1st floor of addition to outer left with modern single storey addition projecting at ground.

NW ELEVATION: 3-bay group to centre, flanked by 2-storey canted bay pavilions and later 4-bay group set back to outer right. Bay to centre of 3-bay group pilastered and pedimented with roundel and shield to centre; modern glazed 2-leaf door at ground with window at 1st floor above. Window at ground of each flanking bays with later tripartite window at 1st floor of each. Window to outer left at ground, and corniced doorpiece to panelled door with rectangular fanlight above to outer right. Window to each floor of canted bay. Glazed door with rectangular fanlight above to centre at ground of canted bay to right, at 1st floor to right; and at 1st floor, to left of canted bay to left. Window to each bay of later addition to each floor, blinded in bay to inner left. (Further modern brick platform-roofed addition to outer right with 2-leaf door).

Variety of windows, including 12-, 9- and 4- pane, and plate glass timber sash and case windows. Slate roof. Ashlar coped stacks.

INTERIOR: little surviving. Cast-iron banister from basement to ground in situ.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: to N. Square-plan ashlar gatepiers with pyramidal coping. Rubble boundary wall along NE boundary with rounded coping.