KELLIE CASTLE 



ruinous as was the castle, he obtained a long lease 

 of it and proceeded to reconstruct the fallen work, 

 repair the rest, and re-create the whole grounds 

 and garden in the spirit of the seventeenth century. 

 Admirably did he succeed, and, although he has 

 passed away, his widow and his son, Mr. R S. 

 Lorimer, A.R.S.A., most faithfully and tenderly carry 

 on his plan and purpose, which is explained and com- 

 memorated by an inscription graven over the entrance : 



HOC DOMICILIVM CORVIS ET - BVBONIBVS - EREPTVM 



HONESTO - INTER - LABORES - OTIO - CONSECRATVM EST 



A-S- J-A-H-L 



MDCCCLXXVIII 1 



"To me, as an architect," writes Mr. E. S. Lorimer, "the 

 interesting point about the house is that the plan has not 

 been interfered with or modernised, and the exterior of the 

 house is practically untouched. So many of the fine old 

 Scotch houses were ruined by Bryce and others fifty or 

 sixty years ago, the old portion being entirely surrounded by 

 modern work ; whereas, when it is necessary to add to an old 

 Scotch house, the old portion ought to be allowed to stand 

 up and tell its own story, and the new portion should be 

 joined on to it by some narrow neck so that there never can 

 be any question as to which is the old and which is the new. 



" One of the characteristics of Kellie is the fact that the 

 walled garden enters direct out of the house, and that the 

 flowers, and fruit, and vegetables are all mixed up together. 



" I always think the ideal plan is to have the park, with 

 the sheep or beasts grazing in it, coming right under the 

 windows at one side of the house, and the gardens attached 



lw This dwelling, having been cleared of crows and owls, has been devoted to 

 honourable repose from labour." The legend was written by the late Principal 

 Sir Alexander Grant. 



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