6 1 1 ▁to ▁Sir ▁John ▁Scott ▁of ▁Scot star v it . ▁Sir ▁John ▁re built ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 2 0 s ▁– ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁date ▁ 1 6 2 7 ▁on ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ' s ▁chim ne yp ie ce ▁that ▁now ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fire place ▁in ▁the ▁Hill ▁of ▁Tar v it ' s ▁sm oking ▁room . ▁ ▁W emy ss ▁Hall ▁The ▁estate , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Un th ank ▁was ▁rem od elled ▁by ▁John ▁W emy ss ▁of ▁Un th ank ▁after ▁ 1 6 9 6 . ▁W emy ss ▁neglect ed ▁the ▁def ensive ▁tower ▁as ▁redundant ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁m ansion ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Hill ▁of ▁Tar v it ▁house , ▁naming ▁it ▁" W emy ss ▁House ". ▁The ▁architect ▁used ▁here ▁was ▁possibly ▁Sir ▁William ▁Bruce . ▁This ▁house ▁was ▁expanded ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁centuries , ▁with ▁a ▁service ▁wings ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁or ▁north ▁side , ▁one ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁extens ively ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁by ▁Robert ▁Lor imer . ▁ ▁Hill ▁of ▁Tar v it ▁ ▁Frederick ▁B ower ▁Sh arp ▁purchased ▁W emy ss ▁Hall ▁and ▁its ▁then ▁ ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁Sh arp ' s ▁family ▁had ▁made ▁their ▁fortune ▁in ▁D und ee ' s ▁j ute ▁industry ▁as ▁mill