Ballencrieff Castle

The house burnt down accidentally in 1868,[1] and a small garden cottage was built using the stone from the castle.

It is now privately owned, and it is situated next to a free range rare breed pig farm.

The long, rectangular-plan, tower has three storeys, including a vaulted basement, with a near-symmetrical north front.

[2] During restoration works, 16th-century gun holes and wooden draw-bars on the windows, were discovered in the ruins.

The remains of two early 17th-century moulded plaster ceilings with the initials and heraldry of Gideon Murray,[3] and the remnants of an elaborate fireplace, were found on the first floor.