Building record MAB4590 - KILNMAICHLIE HOUSE

Towerhouse.

Towerhouse. Kilnmaichlie is a circa 16th century L-plan tower house, which was extended later to the North to form a tall, rectilinear East facing dwelling with a stair tower projecting off centre to the East front and terminating above the wall head in a small caphouse. There is modern grey harling, and tooled granite margins and dressings. The original entrance is blocked, and the present entrances are in the South gable and East front. Both are masked by late-19th century timber porches. There are windows of varying size, which form a regular pattern at both the front and rear. There are also a pair of diminutive attic windows that light the caphouse of the stair-tower. There are 3 small slit vents in the rear and a small attic light in each gable. 12-pane glazing is used. The end stacks have circa 1700 copes, and there are Banffshire slate roofs, crowstepped gables, a mask skewput to the caphouse, and also at the South-east angle just below the wallhead. An early-19th century wing of 2 builds projects from the North gable. They are constructed from harled rubble, with a segmental headed archway, 2 doorways and irregular fenestration, some from circa 1987. Inside, some 18th century fielded panelled doors survived. There is a pair of square rubble gate piers with shaped rubble caps. Restoration work was noted as taking place in 1987. Sir Walter Stewart (the great grandson of Robert II) held liferent of Kilnmaichlie in 1490. During the 18th century, the house became part of the Ballindalloch estate, and was latterly divided as 2 farm cottages.

Period Notes
Built 17thC incorporating tower of c.1490; rescued mid-18thC; early 19th century wing; restored 1987. It was designated on 22/02/1972, and its status was changed from an A to a B listing on 09/11/1987.

MACGIBBON, D, 1892, THE CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND, 1-5, 128, FIG (Bibliographic reference). SAB1140.

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