▁site ▁of ▁The ▁Kir na . ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Census ▁data ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁she ph erd ▁named ▁James ▁T ait ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁living ▁at ▁Kir na ▁( or ▁Kir nie ). ▁The ▁building ▁c ited ▁is ▁almost ▁certainly ▁the ▁house ▁currently ▁known ▁as ▁Kir na ▁C ott age ▁( see ▁below ). ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁historical ▁maps ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁record ▁the ▁property ▁as ▁Kir nie ▁House . ▁▁ ▁For ▁some ▁period ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Col in ▁Ball ant y ne , ▁The ▁Kir na ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁G range hill . ▁The ▁owner ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁K atherine ▁Bruce , ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁res ided ▁at ▁The ▁G range ▁in ▁Dor no ch ▁and ▁at ▁G range ▁D ell ▁in ▁Pen ic u ik , ▁demonstr ating ▁a ▁pred ile ction ▁for ▁names ▁including ▁' G range '. ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁name , ▁Kir na ▁House , ▁may ▁have ▁come ▁about ▁when ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁the ▁villa ▁and ▁the ▁coach ▁house ▁( now ▁Kir na ▁L odge ) ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁First ▁Tele ph ones ▁The ▁first ▁tele ph ones ▁were ▁installed ▁in ▁Walker burn ▁in