What is recorded here

Tower House still stands beside Liberton Drive, wearing its 18th century gate piers and boundary walls like a uniform. The stones mark a private line in Edinburgh, excluding everyone but the people who belong inside. They are not a public invitation, though they remain vivid enough to stop a passing car and hold its attention.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, 142 Liberton Drive, Tower House, Boundary Walls and Gate-piers as Gate Pier(s) (18th Century), Wall (18th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The Tower House at 142 Liberton Drive in Edinburgh was built in the 18th century, likely as a suburban retreat for a wealthy Edinburgh family. It is remembered as an example of early suburban architecture in the city and as part of the evolving landscape of Edinburgh's New Town expansion.

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