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inherited the estate, and began a remodelling of the house and grounds. Architects Alfred
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The estate is entered from the north-east via the New Lodge. Built in 1820 to Greek
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during the 18th-century rebellions, and the estate was forfeited. However, they continued to live at Keir, and built the present house in around 1760. Income from those enslaved on the family's estates in
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