Kirklands House

Between 1867 and 1871 architect Campbell Douglas (1828-1910) designed Kirkland Lodge for Thomas Constable. Originally rectangular in plan, the two-storey house is built of honey-coloured sandstone and has 'Scottish 17th century details' , with a date stone of 1868. The house was extended in the later 19th century and several times more recently - sources concur that these additions were unsympathetic to the original.

In 1839 Thomas Constable had been appointed Her Majesty's Printer and Publisher in Edinburgh. From 1853 he began to print books for London publishers. In 1859 he was appointed Printer to the University of Edinburgh.

Today it is the temporary location for St Columba's Hospice in Edinburgh as a decant during its refurbishment programme.