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Millburn Tower, South Lodge
Gate Lodge (19th Century), Gate Pier(S) (19th Century)
Site Name Millburn Tower, South Lodge
Classification Gate Lodge (19th Century), Gate Pier(S) (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Millburn Tower Policies
Canmore ID 50695
Site Number NT17SE 47
NGR NT 17255 71465
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50695
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Ratho
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Edinburgh, Millburn Tower.
ARCHITECT:
Benjamin H Latrobe 1800 - supplied plans for a round House - not executed.
Capt George I Parkyns c1805 - designed American Garden.
Dec 1805 Lady Liston formed piece of water & American garden received plants.
William Atkinson 1805.
James Byres - chimneypiece provided for the house in 1807 (information from Dr A.A Tait).
See Also:
House, NT17SE 37 00.
Walled Garden, NT17SE 37 01.
North Gates, NT17SE 43.
Grounds NT17SE 158.
National Library of Scotland:
MS5608/5609, Capt G I Parkyns, c. 1805.
Desk Based Assessment (September 2017)
In September 2017, Scottish Water commissioned GUARD Archaeology Limited to undertake a desk-based assessment of the route for a proposed water pipeline between Gogar, Edinburgh and Broxburn, West Lothian (NGR: NT 17655 71604 to NGR NT 09803 72294).
A desk-based assessment (DBA) carried out on the development area found that two nationally important cultural heritage sites Millburn Tower IGDL (Site 2) and Newliston IGDL (Site 14) were located directly on the proposed route of the water pipeline. The assessment concluded that, following re-instatement of the ground, the proposal would have no significant direct effect on the Inventory Garden and Designed Landscapes of Millburn Tower and Newliston.
Funder: Scottish Water
Report Author: Christine Rennie
Project ID: 4763
