▁to ▁source ▁stone ▁from ▁Pur ves hill ▁quar ries . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁owned ▁and ▁occupied ▁The ▁Kir na ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁when , ▁curious ly , ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁David ▁Ball ant y ne ▁( 1 8 2 5 - 1 9 1 2 ). ▁▁ ▁Marian ▁C urr ie ▁( née ▁Up wood ), ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Charles ▁C urr ie ▁( 1 8 2 9 - 1 8 7 8 , ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁C urr ie , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ), ▁acquired ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁remained ▁at ▁The ▁Kir na ▁until ▁just ▁before ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁K atherine ▁" K itt y " ▁Hamilton ▁Bruce , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Robert ▁Hamilton ▁Bruce , ▁a ▁successful ▁Glasgow ▁business man , ▁and ▁daughter ▁of ▁Simon ▁Som er ville ▁( T ae ) ▁Laur ie , ▁a ▁Scottish ▁educ ator . ▁K itt y ▁owned ▁The ▁Kir na ▁for ▁six teen ▁years ▁before ▁s elling ▁to ▁Col in ▁Ball ant y ne ▁( 1 8 7 9 - 1 9 4 2 ), ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Ball ant y ne ▁( 1 8 2 9 - 1 9 0 9 ), ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Col in ▁Ball ant y ne ▁continued ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁property ▁until ▁just ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9