▁The ▁Kir na , ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁Kir na ▁House , ▁is ▁a ▁Category ▁A ▁listed ▁villa ▁in ▁Walker burn , ▁Pe eb less hire , ▁Scotland . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁vill as ▁in ▁Walker burn ▁designed ▁by ▁Frederick ▁Thomas ▁Pil k ington ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 7 - 6 9 ▁for ▁the ▁Ball ant y ne ▁family . ▁It ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁Pil k ington ▁m ansion ▁retain ing ▁original ▁external ▁features , ▁a ▁fine ▁interior , ▁and ▁for ▁its ▁importance ▁as ▁a ▁Ball ant y ne ▁property . ▁ ▁The ▁Ball ant y ne ▁family ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁Scotland ' s ▁text ile ▁industry ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁hundred ▁years . ▁The ▁Ball ant yn es ▁were ▁substantial ly ▁responsible ▁for ▁found ing ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Walker burn ▁after ▁Henry ▁Ball ant y ne ▁first ▁bought ▁land ▁at ▁that ▁location ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁twe ed ▁mill ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁F ▁T ▁Pil k ington ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ball ant yn es ▁to ▁design ▁and ▁build ▁the ▁new ▁village ▁with ▁houses ▁for ▁the ▁mill ▁workers ▁and ▁vill as ▁for ▁the ▁Ball ant y ne ▁family . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Kir na ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁man - made ▁structures , ▁including ▁some ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁pre - histor ic ▁times , ▁suggests ▁that ▁this ▁general ▁location ▁along ▁the ▁Twe ed ▁valley ▁has ▁been ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁importance ▁to ▁sett lers ▁throughout ▁history