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The Keir estate was acquired by the Stirling family in 1448, and a house was built on it in the 16th century. The Stirlings supported the Jacobites during the 18th-century rebellions, and the estate was forfeited. However, they continued to live at Keir, and built the present house in around 1760. Income from the family's estates in Jamaica funded agricultural improvements and landscaping of the grounds
Additions were made to the house, including the south-west wing to designs by David Hamilton, completed in 1831. In 1847 Sir William Stirling Maxwell inherited the estate, and began a remodelling of the house and grounds. Architects Alfred Jenoure and William Stirling II worked on the house, while formal gardens were laid out by James Niven.
The Home Farm dates from the 1840's
Stairs to the upper level
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Carving above the byre
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Stating the obvious
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Door on the upper floor
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Wwfw88]![35785593253_16e44c0d81_k.jpg 35785593253_16e44c0d81_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227198-35785593253-16e44c0d81-k.jpg)
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The main tower
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Tiny door
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"Time is a very shadow..." The Song Of Solomon
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Sorry, some of the photos have gone a bit funny
Additions were made to the house, including the south-west wing to designs by David Hamilton, completed in 1831. In 1847 Sir William Stirling Maxwell inherited the estate, and began a remodelling of the house and grounds. Architects Alfred Jenoure and William Stirling II worked on the house, while formal gardens were laid out by James Niven.
The Home Farm dates from the 1840's
Stairs to the upper level
![35785581043_103bb5edde_k.jpg 35785581043_103bb5edde_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227195-35785581043-103bb5edde-k.jpg)
Carving above the byre
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Wwfr26]
![35785576083_76d04874a6_k.jpg 35785576083_76d04874a6_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227196-35785576083-76d04874a6-k.jpg)
Stating the obvious
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Wwfut6]
![35785587683_b4771a4ba4_k.jpg 35785587683_b4771a4ba4_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227197-35785587683-b4771a4ba4-k.jpg)
Door on the upper floor
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Wwfw88]
![35785593253_16e44c0d81_k.jpg 35785593253_16e44c0d81_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227198-35785593253-16e44c0d81-k.jpg)
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The main tower
[url=https://flic.kr/p/WwfpGH]
![35785571653_0b7924b5b6_k.jpg 35785571653_0b7924b5b6_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227199-35785571653-0b7924b5b6-k.jpg)
Tiny door
[url=https://flic.kr/p/WtWQXw]
![35759511604_9ca52b11dd_k.jpg 35759511604_9ca52b11dd_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227200-35759511604-9ca52b11dd-k.jpg)
"Time is a very shadow..." The Song Of Solomon
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Wwfp3g]
![35785569423_c7e24babb8_k.jpg 35785569423_c7e24babb8_k.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/227/227201-35785569423-c7e24babb8-k.jpg)
Sorry, some of the photos have gone a bit funny