Melgund Castle

James had no children with Janet and, when he died in 1542, the estate was sold to David, who made it one of the many homes for his mistress Marion Ogilvy and their growing family.

In 1543 he bought timber for the building works from William Mayne, a merchant in St Andrews, and had it shipped to Arbroath.

[4][5][6] It much later passed by marriage to the Earls of Minto, who were granted the title Viscount Melgund, presently used by the heir to the earldom.

[6] The work was completed in August 2002, mostly using local materials which included stone from a specially re-opened quarry nearby.

The domestic range to the east of the keep has been retained in its ruined state and the primary exterior difference is the new roof to the keep.