[1] The castle has been home to the Carnegie family, the Earls of Southesk, for more than 600 years.

[2] It is a Category B listed building and the grounds are included in Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.

[1] After the Battle of Brechin on 18 May 1452, the castle was burnt by Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford as Clan Carnegie had supported King James II of Scotland.

During the winter of 1715, James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender) spent some time at the castle.

The castle returned to Clan Carnegie ownership in 1855 and was remodeled in Victorian baronial style.