Together with the distinctive style of some of the architectural features, such as the conical-roofed bartizans, this suggests an attempt to link the building with Royal Stewart architecture, and with the new king, as opposed to his predecessor the deposed Mary, Queen of Scots.

[4] The family of Gardyne first acquired the lands of Garden, from which they assumed their surname, some time before the 1357, when John Garden of that ilk received from William, Earl of Ross, a "charter of the Dentown of Garthen, with pertinents, in the Sheriffdom of Forfar.

[7]  The family were soon forced to dispose of the lands, with Sir Walter Rollo acquiring the barony in 1597.

The tradition in the Gardyne family was that the lands and Barony had been "wadset" or pledged to raise money in defence of the country, but the more likely cause was financial difficulties arising from the feud and consequent criminal proceedings.

The castle was remodelled and modernised (adding electricity) in 1910 by the Edinburgh architect Harold Tarbolton[9] and remains a family home.