There is a local legend that a poacher named Brandon Henderson lived as a hermit in the tower for seven years in order to win a £100 bet.

[3] Sidlaw Hills is also the name of a "Schottische" marching tune composed for the fiddle by Jim Watson[4] of Blairgowrie (1868–1931).

The Sidlaws are formed from a mix of igneous and sedimentary rocks originating during the early part of the Devonian period.

The Dundee Flagstones are a mix of slabby and cross-bedded sandstones with some siltstones and mudstones which interleave with the rocks of the overlying Ochil Volcanic Formation.

The overlying Scone Sandstone forms the hill of Castleward and underlies the low ground of Strathmore to the north.