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Restored castle. It is one of the earliest examples of a Z-plan castle (dated 1561) it is a 3-storey tower house with circular angle towers, one with turret stair in re-entrant angle. There are remains of a yett and draw-bar hole, gun-loops, a shallow stone sink with projecting stone spout in kitchen, garderobes, an aumbry, newel stair and crow-stepped gables. A later long wing was added to the east side but has now been demolished. The castle was originally surrounded by a moat of which there is now no trace. The castle was burned in 1665 and restored but deserted 1885. Subsequently ruinous it has now been restored. In 1990 the castle's restoration was examined and included the techniques used, problems encountered and successes achieved.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)