Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kemnay House |
| Town, district or village: | Kemnay |
| City or county: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
| Tower house | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1585 | Addition | Large addition to earlier tower house | |
| 1807 | 1808 | Alterations and additions | Interior alterations and plasterwork and fireplaces |
| 1820 | Build/construction | Pumping House ('The Ram') | |
| 1833 | Alterations and additions | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Thomas Leiper | C | c. 1585 | Large extension to older tower house. Leiper probably responsible. | ||
| James Massie | F | 1807 | 1808 | Interior alterations and plasterwork and fireplaces | |
| Francis Durward | B | 1820 | Pumping House ('The Ram') | ||
| John Smith | 1833 | Alterations and additions | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Burnett, John | 1833 alterations and additions |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Kemnay House, West Lodge | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gow, Ian and Rowan, Alistair | 1995 | Scottish Country Houses | |||
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | pp581-584 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1852 | X | p506 (Check year) | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 9212 | |
| National Archives of Scotland (www.nas.gov.uk) | National Register of Archives | Burnett of Kemnay Papers, Bundle 119 (NRS(S) 1368 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | John Smith Papers (List of Plans and accounts) | Smith accounts | |