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Kemnay House was built in the early-mid 17th Century as a 3-storey towerhouse, L-plan with vaulted ground floor, wheel stair, and corbelled turret stair at second and third floor level. A three-storey northwest wing with bell gable was added circa 1688. The southeast wing probably dates to the late 17th-early 18th Century, but was later remodelled and raised from two to three storeys, with piend roof added 1808. Further work in 1833, possibly by John Smith, includes a plain porch on the west front, a granite water tower and internal remodelling in classical style. The original doorway is in the re-entrant, while the entrance is now on the other side of the house. Restoration work was carried out in 1964, 1977 and 1994. Internally, one room retains early 18th century panelling. Traces of a curtain wall remain at the re-entrant side. The original tower house was built for Sir Thomas Crombie, and subsequently purchased by Thomas Burnett 1st Laird of Kemnay. Defence of Britain Project recorded a Prisoner of War camp built at Kemnay House but never used. See NJ71NW0206 for the designed landscape.
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