Building record MAB6130 - KINERMONY HOUSE, ABERLOUR
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Summary
Kinermony House, built in the Scottish Renaissance style in 1913-19 probably by James Leslie Findlay, Edinburgh.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 2359
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2540 4198 (198m by 179m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ24SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Aberlour |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Kinermony House, built in the Scottish Renaissance style in 1913-19 probably by James Leslie Findlay, Edinburgh. It is a 2-storey and attic house, with an irregular 5-bay south front, and 3-storey buildings to the flanks and rear on a steeply sloping site. It is harled, with tooled sandstone ashlar margins and dressings There is a centre door in the 3-bay portion, with an ashlar doorpiece incorporating sidelights that is approached by a flight of steps oversailing the basement and ground floor. To the left, there is an ashlar canted window at the basement and ground floor. Three of the first floor windows break the wallhead under sandstone gablets. There is regular fenestration to the southwest wing frontage. The irregular gabled rear has a canted bay window, rising the full height. Long and short detailing to the coped ridge and wallhead stacks. There are crowstepped gables and slated roofs. There is a restrained interior, with original wooden lugged chimney pieces with tiled surrounds to the ground floor public rooms. The garden wall is a buttressed brick construction, which partially surrounds the property. The present house is on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map from circa 1904. There is a walled garden and gate lodge associated with the house. Kinermony is a site of some antiquity. It is said to be a medieval Knights Templar Settlement, and remains of a building, traditionally said to be a House of the Knights Templars, were noted at this site in the past. There is some disagreement as to whether it was a House, or if it was possibly a possession, but there is now no trace and no local knowledge of this building. Kinermony House is built on the site of earlier manor and Barony, and was Home of Innes family of Kinermonie in the 18th Century.
Period Notes
Present house was built in c1900. There are structures visible on both the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. The site was designated on 09/11/1987.
Img279, Img279 (Ground Photograph). SAB36039.
EASSON, D, 1957, MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES: SCOTLAND, 131 (Bibliographic reference). SAB440.
BOGDAN, NQ, 1991, Castles, Manors & Town House survey, p.35 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2251.
SDD, n.d., BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST, ABERLOUR No17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1827.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 2359;
- NMR Card Number: NJ24SE75;
- NRHE Numlink: 234836;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ24SE0022;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2359 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/234836 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1827 Bibliographic reference: SDD. n.d.. BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST. ABERLOUR No17.
- --- SAB2251 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, NQ. 1991. Castles, Manors & Town House survey. Y. p.35.
- --- SAB36039 Ground Photograph: Img279. Digital. Img279.
- --- SAB440 Bibliographic reference: EASSON, D. 1957. MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES: SCOTLAND. 131.
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Record last edited
Sep 1 2022 11:37AM
