Constructed as an earth and timber motte-and-bailey castle during the reign of William the Lion in the late 12th century.

[1] The castle was handed over by the constable Gillecolm de Madderty to Donald Meic Uilleim during a revolt in Moray in 1187.

It was a royal castle used by the Scottish Crown.

The castle was the site of the fealty of William, Earl of Ross to King Robert the Bruce in 1308.

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