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Hi Lass,
We live in Stonehaven and have just been exploring in Dunottar Woods, which is why I stumbled across your posts as I was also trying to find out information about the house.  There is an 'ice house' which must have belonged to the house still there as well as the walled garden which now houses Dunottar Nurseries. You might also want to look up 'the shell house' or hoosie'.  Eleanor Kennedy had it built in the gardens for her 10 children and it is facinating and beautiful.  It was completely covered over with ivy and buried, but is now renovated as a tourist attraction.  No sign at all of the house and I have never heard anything of it since I have lived here.  You might do well contacting Gordon Ritchie at Connons Solicitors in the town - he has a great interest in the history of Stonehaven.   Anything else I can find out locally I will post again.

Claire