Kininvie House

Said to be 1523 tower house, additions 1610. Further

extensive additions and alterations by William Robertson,

1. Some further alterations and additions 1929-30. Mainly

2 storeys over raised basement (site slopes to W); irregular

S facing U-plan house with mainly 1840 E entrance front.

Harled rubble, polished ashlar dressings, contrasting tooled

ashlar margins.

Gabled E elevation with near centre round-headed recessed

entrance porch in advanced gabled bay approached by flight

of steps oversailing raised basement; 2 long windows at left

lighting 1840 library.

Irregular S garden front incorporates 3 builds; at W 1523

single bay tower house of 4 storeys and attic, with abutting

drumtower stair turret corbelled out as small square

caphouse at upper stage. Entrance in re-entrant angle with

small flanking gun loops and arrow slits. Centre 1610, 3-

storey, 2-bay block (remodelled 1840); outer 1840 advanced

and gabled wing with large windows. Centre 1st floor windows

barely break wallhead under gablets with centre armorial;

re-set armorial panels in S and W elevations.

Mainly 1840 multi-pane glazing with thick moulded wooden

mullions (and transom to 1 window). 1840 angle bartizans;

original rolled moulded copes to 16th and early 17th century

stacks, copied 1840 margined end and ridge stacks. Slate

roofs.

1929-30 addition bay to N and remodelling of rear service

area.

INTERIOR: vaulted entrance lobby to 16th century tower house;

single room in each floor served by wheel stair, some deep

moulded cornices; pegged and numbered roof timbers in attic.

1840 HOUSE: entrance hall with public rooms left and right

(sitting room and dining room). Dining room with re-used

panelling (installed 1929); reeded detailing to wooden

chimneypiece; bracketted ceiling cornice.

DRAWING ROOM: (former late 16th century 1st floor hall)

carved wooden Adamesque overmantel to 1930's brick

chimneypiece; fine late 18th century fielded panelled door

and doorpiece with overdoor and acanthus detailing; plain

6-fielded panels to passage face.

Ornate turned balusters, in sets of 3 with differing

patterns to staircase installed during 1929 alterations.

LIBRARY: simple moulded ceiling cornice; plain grey marble

chimneypiece.