[5] The original mansion-style house (to the left in the picture) was extended into its present dramatic Franco-baronial "castle" form by the architect Andrew Kerr with the additions consisting of four main apartments and 6 bedrooms.

[6] Following a number of financial problems,[7] the Category B listed castle was gutted by fire on 14 January 2001 while being run as a hotel and the building was left as a ruin.

[8] The fire began in the attic space of the castle section and destroyed three floors with only the pre Victorian west wing surviving undamaged.

[9] Now under new ownership,[10][11] the site, including a Victorian path network, has undergone some restoration supported by the Dunans Charitable Trust.

[16] Leading to the castle is Dunans Bridge, an A-listed structure, designed by Thomas Telford in 1815 and constructed to commemorate the battle of Waterloo by John Fletcher.