Leslie House, West Lodge, Gate
Gate (19th Century)
Site Name Leslie House, West Lodge, Gate
Classification Gate (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Leslie House Estate; Leslie House Policies
Canmore ID 119411
Site Number NO20SE 15.05
NGR NO 25501 01931
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/119411
- Council Fife
- Parish Leslie (Kirkcaldy)
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
Semicircular arched carriage entrance with blind centre tablet and stepped wallhead overthrow, pedestrian gate in wall flanking and open semi-circular tower beyond; conical roofed circular tower to other side. Squared and snecked whinstone giving way to E to random rubble (squared and snecked to W) of coped boundary wall. Wooden gates of intersecting tracery design and cast-iron detail, heavy hoodmoulds over arch extending over pedestrian port and becoming string course on N elevation adjoining flat coping of boundary wall to outer left. Tower to W with moulded coping; tower to E with centre narrow light breaking string course to N and 1st floor narrow light over boundary wall to E, door at ground and narrow light over to S, moulded cornice, fish-scale slates and ball finial. (Historic Scotland)
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