Kemnay House
| Kemnay House | |
|---|---|
  Kemnay House | |
| Coordinates | 57°13′40″N 2°26′32″W / 57.22784865°N 2.442272462°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 17th century |
Kemnay House is a 17th-century tower house, now incorporated in a later house, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south and west of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Kemnay, to the south of the River Don.[1]
History[]
During the 16th century, Kemnay was a property of the Douglases of Glenbervie. It was acquired by the Crombie family, who built the present house. Thomas Burnett of Leys purchased it in 1688; he was subsequently imprisoned in the Bastille, Paris, at the instigation of Jacobite enemies.[1]
Alterations, including the extension of the wings, took place in 1833. The house is still occupied.[1]
Structure[]
The original tower house was a tall L-plan building. The entrance in the reentrant angle, above which a stair turret arises this from the second floor, has been replaced. There is a vaulted basement, with the kitchen in the wing.[1] The cream-washed walls are pierced by small windows.[1] The three-storey wing, which has a bell gable, was an addition in 1688. There are traces of a curtain wall. The porch on the west front, and a granite water tower, were additions in 1833.[2]
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Coordinates: 57°13′40″N 2°26′32″W / 57.22784865°N 2.442272462°W
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