Newhailes House Estate,

Servants Tunnel Structure Elevations.

June 2005

Carried out on behalf of the National Trust for Scotland

Buildings Archaeologist and Heritage Consultant

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Newhailes Building

The structure is suffering from several structural cracks and in the case of elevation A
there is severe damage from a tree. This wall is of 18th century date, evidenced from
the handmade bricks and surviving cope with inset rectangular socket for a finial or
ornamental statuary. The wall acts as a screen for the bank covering the servant
tunnel.

The rooms were added in a manner not consistent with a contemporary construction,
and may date to the 1800s. 3 phases of use and remodelling are evident with
construction of the 3 rooms, blocking of the door (elevation C) and finally an early
20th century repair on the door (elevation D) using a mix of reused 18th century bricks
and also Whitehill bricks. It is clear this structure was designed and built in a manner
that was functional, and provide storage for, in one phase, coal.

It is suggested that the building is fully recorded and the remaining elevations are
recorded and interpretation is completed by Tom Addyman.
0 .5 1 2 METRES N

A D

rectangular socket setting C

B

tree
ivy

ground surface

West
East
step cut for later roof wall plate
cope stone with socket setting on upper surface
18th century brickwork

doorway

heavy lime mortar render

 N

tree 0 .5 1 2 METRES D
A
C
ivy B

note constructional breaks

droved with
broad margin

ground surface

badly eroded sandstone curved return,

internal wall not tied in West East
 N
0 .5 1 2 METRES

A D

C
B
cope
cement render

strucked flush pointing

Blocked Door strucked flush pointing

graffiti

heavy render
Blocked Door heavy render
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0 .5 1 2 METRES D
A
C
B

flush pointed mortar cement render

setting
reused 18th c brick

setting

East West