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Remains of a castle. During the reign of David II, the castle belonged to the St Clair family, but later became the seat of the Ogilvies. It was deserted by mid 17th Century. This once extensive fortress stands on a lofty detached rock, surrounded by the sea except where a narrow rocky isthmus joins it to the main land. Its approach on the mainland was defended by a rectangular bailey consisting of a ditch circa 8 m wide, 1.2 m deep with an upcast bank on its inner side, 3.5 m wide and 1 m high. The approach from here to the castle has been eroded away. The buildings on the west side of the castle are in a ruinous and dangerous condition. On the east side of the area only the outline of the stables and chapel can be traced. Following damage from unauthorised pit digging across the scheduled monument, CFA carried out a programme of re-excavation, recording, returfing and survey of the 14 pits. No evidence of archaeological finds were found within any of the pits. Site visit in 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)