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A grass-covered earthen motte is conspicuously sited on top of a slight rise. A slight depression in the southwest may be remains of a ditch but ploughing has obliterated any trace of it elsewhere. The mound was the site of the early earthwork castle of the Cheynes, who held the barony of Inverugie in the 13th Century. The hill is 31m in diameter, 3.6m high and has a summit diameter of 14m. There is a slight depression in the southwest which could be the remains of a ditch. On an aerial photograph there is a slight suggestion that there may have been a large enclosure adjoining the motte on the west side, a possible bailey.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)