It was built by John Halliday in 1608 and is currently owned by the Moncreiff family.

[2] The current castle began as a 16th-century tower house before it was expanded in 1608 by John Halliday who bought the land in 1589 from the Herring family.

The castle was extended again later in the 18th century[1] before it was passed by marriage to the Moncreiff family in around 1740.

It commemorates the Crook of Devon witch trials in 1662 where previous members of the Moncreiff family sent 11 people to their deaths because they were believed to be witches.

[4] The castle is now primarily used for weddings and events[5] as well as a bed and breakfast.