Building record MAB18325 - KEMNAY HOUSE
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Summary
Kemnay House was built in the early-mid 17th Century as a 3-storey towerhouse, L-plan with vaulted ground floor, wheel stair, and corbelled turret stair at second and third floor level.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 9212
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7336 1536 (49m by 41m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ71NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kemnay |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Kemnay House was built in the early-mid 17th Century as a 3-storey towerhouse, L-plan with vaulted ground floor, wheel stair, and corbelled turret stair at second and third floor level. A three-storey northwest wing with bell gable was added circa 1688. The southeast wing probably dates to the late 17th-early 18th Century, but was later remodelled and raised from two to three storeys, with piend roof added 1808. Further work in 1833, possibly by John Smith, includes a plain porch on the west front, a granite water tower and internal remodelling in classical style. The original doorway is in the re-entrant, while the entrance is now on the other side of the house. Restoration work was carried out in 1964, 1977 and 1994. Internally, one room retains early 18th century panelling. Traces of a curtain wall remain at the re-entrant side. The original tower house was built for Sir Thomas Crombie, and subsequently purchased by Thomas Burnett 1st Laird of Kemnay. Defence of Britain Project recorded a Prisoner of War camp built at Kemnay House but never used. See NJ71NW0206 for the designed landscape.
Period Notes
From mid-17th century. Burnett acquired property in and NW wing added 1688; remodelled 1808; porch added 1833.
Listed 16/04/1971.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 16/12/82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
DAVIDSON, J, 1878, INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH, 420-1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB349.
SIMPSON, WD, 1949, EARLDOM OF MAR, 95 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1681.
HAY, G., 1957, THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REF CHURCHES, 168 (Bibliographic reference). SAB720.
TRANTER, N, 1970, FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4, 57-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1918.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, KEMNAY 7-11 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, VOL XII, 819 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 9212;
- NMR Card Number: NJ71NW14;
- NRHE Numlink: 18660;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ71NW0014;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB9212 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18660 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. VOL XII, 819.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 16/12/82.
- --- SAB1681 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1949. EARLDOM OF MAR. 95.
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. KEMNAY 7-11.
- --- SAB1918 Bibliographic reference: TRANTER, N. 1970. FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOT VOL 4. 57-8.
- --- SAB349 Bibliographic reference: DAVIDSON, J. 1878. INVERURIE & EARLDOM OF GARIOCH. 420-1.
- --- SAB720 Bibliographic reference: HAY, G.. 1957. THE ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REF CHURCHES. N. N. 168.
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Record last edited
Apr 19 2024 12:27PM
