_398 Leith Hall, Kennethmont, Huntly "<p>Leith Hall was built as a Scottish Tower House. It has been added to by successive generations of the Leith-Hay family with the last additions being completed in 1902. It has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland since 1945.<\/p><p>The Doors Open Day Tour will complement the normal NTS guided tour, and will focus on Leith Hall architectural history and the changing shape of the house across the different Laird's tenure. Led by an architectural specialist from the NTS, the tour will start by examining the outside of the house with a brief history in the Entrance Hall, then an exclusive visit to the normally closed South Wing to see the Oval Room and gain an insight into some of the 'behind the scenes@ challenges of caring for historic properties, like Leith Hall.<\/p><p>The national Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty was founded as a charity in 1931 to care for special places for the nation. Since our foundation, we have grown to become Scotland's largest conservation charity, with our staff and volunteers managing more than 77,000 hectares of Scotland's most valued landscapes, and more that 100 properties. For more detail: www.nts.org.uk<\/p><p><strong>Exclusive guided tour 11.30 and 1.30 on Saturday and Sunday and booking is advisable.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>To book please call (01464) 831216 or email leithhall@nts.org.uk or through the events webpage: <a href="https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/leith-hall\/events">https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/leith-hall\/events<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong><strong>DISABLED ACCESS IS LIMITED.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p>" Organization "<p>Leith Hall was built as a Scottish Tower House. It has been added to by successive generations of the Leith-Hay family with the last additions being completed in 1902. It has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland since 1945.<\/p><p>The Doors Open Day Tour will complement the normal NTS guided tour, and will focus on Leith Hall architectural history and the changing shape of the house across the different Laird's tenure. Led by an architectural specialist from the NTS, the tour will start by examining the outside of the house with a brief history in the Entrance Hall, then an exclusive visit to the normally closed South Wing to see the Oval Room and gain an insight into some of the 'behind the scenes@ challenges of caring for historic properties, like Leith Hall.<\/p><p>The national Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty was founded as a charity in 1931 to care for special places for the nation. Since our foundation, we have grown to become Scotland's largest conservation charity, with our staff and volunteers managing more than 77,000 hectares of Scotland's most valued landscapes, and more that 100 properties. For more detail: www.nts.org.uk<\/p><p><strong>Exclusive guided tour 11.30 and 1.30 on Saturday and Sunday and booking is advisable.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>To book please call (01464) 831216 or email leithhall@nts.org.uk or through the events webpage: <a href="https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/leith-hall\/events">https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/leith-hall\/events<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong><strong>DISABLED ACCESS IS LIMITED.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p>" 55.86362 -4.261207