, ▁David ' s ▁house ▁Sun ny bra e ▁and ▁Henry ' s ▁former ▁home ▁Twe ed v ale ) ▁but ▁exhib its ▁features ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁buildings . ▁Other ▁Ball ant y ne ▁vill as ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁during ▁this ▁era ▁included ▁Hol yle e ▁owned ▁by ▁Major ▁James ▁George ▁Ball ant y ne ▁( 1 8 3 7 - 1 8 8 4 ), ▁and ▁The ▁F irs ▁( H ors b rug h ▁Terra ce , ▁Inner le ith en ) ▁owned ▁by ▁James ▁Ball ant y ne ▁( 1 8 3 9 - 1 9 0 3 ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Kir na ▁is ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁almost ▁a ▁dozen ▁man - made ▁structures , ▁some ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁pre - histor ic ▁times , ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁importance ▁of ▁this ▁location ▁to ▁sett lers ▁throughout ▁history . ▁The ▁site ▁and ▁surrounding ▁lands ▁benefit ▁from ▁am ple ▁supplies ▁of ▁fresh ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Kir na ▁Burn ▁and ▁the ▁Walker ▁Burn , ▁its ▁elev ation ▁above ▁the ▁flo od ▁plain ▁of ▁the ▁Twe ed ▁River , ▁extensive ▁views ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁Twe ed ▁Valley , ▁the ▁south - f acing ▁slope ▁of ▁Kir nie ▁Law , ▁and ▁a ▁rich ▁to ps o il . ▁▁ ▁Mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁maps ▁indicate ▁an ▁old ▁wh inst one ▁quar ry ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁meters ▁beyond ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁boundary ▁wall ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁Kir na ▁Burn