A small bowed lodge survives at the former northern entrance to Mavisbank, partly screened by later walls and buildings.
Quick facts
- Date
- Around 1830
- Architect / designer
- Designer not recorded
- Type
- Single-storey bowed gate lodge
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB47741)
- OS grid reference
- NT 28573 65532
Architecture and continuing use
The single-storey lodge uses coursed rubble and ashlar with a base band and long-and-short quoins. A bowed north end carries paired windows, while a central shaped chimney and hipped slate roof give the compact building a distinctive outline. A later rear extension and glazed porch record adaptation.
Its story
Probably built around 1830, the lodge stood at the head of Mavisbank’s north drive. It was later associated with neighbouring Linden Lodge. As Loanhead expanded around the old approach, the small building became partly concealed within a more domestic streetscape.
Why it is included
It preserves the line and scale of an estate entrance within modern Loanhead and forms a close historical group with the jointure house and Linden Lodge.
What to notice
- The bowed north end with paired windows.
- Long-and-short ashlar quoins against rubble walls.
- A shaped central chimney above the hipped roof.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the lodge and its surroundings as private. View from Linden Place without entering drives or looking into windows.
Timeline
- Around 1830 The lodge was built at the top of Mavisbank’s north drive.
- 2000 HES recorded later porch and rear additions but did not inspect the interior.
- 22 March 2001 The former gate lodge received Category B listing.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
HES describes the Mavisbank attribution as probable and does not confirm a designer or present interior use.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Former Mavisbank Gate Lodge, Linden Place, LB47741 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Midlothian Council: Mavisbank conservation-area appraisal — Current planning appraisal identifying the Loanhead-edge character area and the listed jointure house, gate lodge, Linden Lodge and Hillwood.
- Midlothian Council: Loanhead Heritage Trail — Local-authority heritage map locating the historic centre, Memorial Park, Fountain Place and the Mavisbank edge.
Location
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