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Castle, dating from the mid 16th Century, which was probably built on the site of an earlier castle. It is of L-plan, and the arms and initials of St Patrick Barclay are carved on the central boss of the vault of the entrance vestibule. At first floor level the late Gothic hall measures 30 feet by 20 feet. In the late 18th Century the turrets and embrasures were removed, the top two stories taken off and the ditch filled up. It was almost certainly built by the same master mason as Craig, Dalgety and Gight castles. The castle lay derelict until 1970 when it was bought and restored. It has a fine rib-vaulted hall with a small oratory above the entrance to the hall. The farmsteading to the east of the castle is of mid 19th century date, comprising two single-storey and loft L-plan blocks forming a U-plan. They are rubble-built and slated, with a loft dovecot and incorporating fragments from the castle.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)