[7] According to early modern tradition, preserved by the 17th-century Sleat History, the castle was erected by Ailéan's granddaughter, Áine Nic Ruaidhrí.

A small garrison was stationed in the castle until the Jacobite rising of 1715 when Allan recaptured and torched it, purportedly to keep it out of the hands of Hanoverian forces.

Proposals to restore the castle by the new owners, Anta Estates, were announced in 1997 and received planning consent from Highland Council.

The main structure was found to be "inherently strong" but a report concluded "that without major consolidation work the risk of further collapse in five to 10 years was significant".

[12] A significant collapse, comprising several square metres of the outer layer of the north-west curtain wall, occurred in 2000 and was repaired by the owners.