. ▁ ▁Design ▁& ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁Kir na ▁retain s ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Sc ots ▁Baron ial ▁design ▁features ▁including ▁an ▁id ios ync r atic ▁tower ▁in ▁Rus kin ian ▁Goth ic ▁style . ▁The ▁heavy ▁o ak ▁main ▁st air case ▁features ▁distinct ive ▁turned ▁and ▁car ved ▁bal ust ers ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁F ▁T ▁Pil k ington ' s ▁own ▁house , ▁Eg rem ont , ▁ 3 8 ▁Dick ▁Place , ▁Edinburgh , ▁and ▁gro tes que ▁fin ial s ▁holding ▁shield s ▁sport ing ▁the ▁initial s ▁of ▁George ▁Ball ant y ne ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mar ion ▁White ▁A it ken ▁( 1 8 4 1 - 1 9 1 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁d ining ▁room ▁ce iling ▁incorpor ates ▁the ▁initial s ▁of ▁Col in ▁Ball ant y ne ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Isabel la ▁Mil ne ▁Wel sh ▁( 1 8 8 1 - 1 9 6 9 ), ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Of ▁special ▁architect ural ▁note ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁and ▁heavily ▁decor ated ▁( sc ulpt ed ) ▁elev ation ▁featuring ▁a ▁central ▁flight ▁of ▁as hl ar ▁steps ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁pol yg onal , ▁arc aded ▁log gia ▁entrance ▁area ▁which ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁two ▁ro pe - m ould ed ▁arch es . ▁Im medi ately ▁above ▁the ▁entrance ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁with ▁prominent ▁che quer ed ▁detail ▁between ▁the ▁band ▁courses , ▁and ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁ro pe ▁m