The house is protected as a category A listed building,[1] while the two ruined dwellings are scheduled monuments.

At that time, the castle was the seat of the Auchinlecks of that Ilk, who had held the barony since at least the 13th century and possibly earlier.

The ruins still stand within the grounds of the Auchinleck estate, on the low sandstone cliff which overlooks the confluence of the River Lugar and the Dippol Burn.

In 1591 John Boswell was in trouble with the Privy Council for practising witchcraft, sorcery and enchantments, consulting with witches and taking part in other devilish activities.

Richie Graham, the most notorious wizard of his day, admitted to having raised the Devil at Auchinleck.