During the winter of 1715, James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender) spent some time at the castle. As punishment for supporting the Jacobite rising of 1715, the estate was confiscated. The castle was transformed by the architect, James Playfair in 1791 into a large house.
19th century
The castle returned to Clan Carnegie ownership in 1855 and was remodeled in Victorian baronial style.
20th century
The castle burnt to the ground in 1921 and was rebuilt.[4]