▁from ▁the ▁he ating ▁chamber ▁to ▁the ▁bas ement ▁area ▁permitted ▁staff ▁to ▁transport ▁coal ▁to ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁without ▁disturb ing ▁the ▁propriet or . ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁alter ations ▁included ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁' b ou do ir ' ▁( now ▁game ▁room ) ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁g able , ▁and ▁a ▁bed room ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor . ▁ ▁The ▁boundary ▁wall ▁and ▁a ▁glass ▁house ▁still ▁surv ive . ▁The ▁entrance ▁gates ▁were ▁likely ▁removed ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁passed ▁an ▁order ▁comp uls or ily ▁requ is ition ing ▁all ▁post - 1 8 5 0 ▁iron ▁gates ▁and ▁rail ings ▁for ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁ ▁The ▁Kir na ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁for ▁George ▁Ball ant y ne ▁( 1 8 3 6 - 1 9 2 4 ), ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁Ball ant y ne ▁( 1 8 0 2 - 1 8 6 5 ). ▁George ▁acquired ▁the ▁site ▁from ▁Alexander ▁H ors burgh ▁of ▁H ors burgh ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁after ▁having ▁built ▁the ▁boundary ▁walls , ▁drive way , ▁and ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁de ed ▁explicitly ▁provided ▁for ▁George ▁to ▁draw ▁his ▁domestic ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Kir na ▁Burn ▁until ▁such ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁res er voir ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁Est ate ▁of ▁Pir n , ▁and