Moray HER - NJ13SE0007 - KILNMAICHLIE HOUSE

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Primary ReferenceNJ13SE0007
NameKILNMAICHLIE HOUSE
NRHE Card No.NJ13SE6
NRHE Numlink 253761
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 8474
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details 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.
Last Update11/08/2022
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MARGINSGRANITETOOLEDF100
ROOFSSLATE N100
GATEPIERSRUBBLESQUAREDO100
CAPSRUBBLE P100
COTTAGES  Q100
DRESSINGSGRANITETOOLEDG100
ENTRANCES BLOCKEDH100
PORCHESTIMBER I100
TOWERSSTAIR J100
VENTSSLIT K100
STACKS ENDL100
STACKS COPEDM100
TOWERHOUSES L-PLANA100
GABLES CROW-STEPPEDC100
CAP-HOUSES  D100
SKEWPUTTSMASK E100
CASTLES L-PLANB100