[1] The castle was built by Thomas Menzies of Durn and Cults, a former Provost of Aberdeen,[2] as an L-plan tower house.

[4] The main part is an L-plan castle; the 1700 addition was the west wing, at the north gable,[3] which has two storeys and an attic.

[1] Variations of cable moulding in diminishing courses terminating as foliated stop decorate the corbelling.

[1] Another entrance, in the main front, and flanked by slit vents, gives access to the basement.

[1] In the front elevation, there is an enlarged first-floor window under relieving arch which lights the first floor hall.