Drum Castle

Drum Castle is a historic tower built around 1280 to 1300, measuring 53 feet by 40 feet and standing 70 feet high. It is constructed from rubble with rounded corners and features original corbelled battlements. The tower includes a vaulted basement and two upper vaults that were originally separated by timber floors. A wheel stair leads from the first floor to the battlements. The hall and solar were fitted with an inner plaster vault and converted into a library around 1840.

In addition to the tower, a large mansion was added, which has two storeys and a basement, with the eastern part featuring three storeys and a basement. The main front of the mansion faces south and includes square angle towers, harled walls, and sculptured dormer heads. A centre architraved doorpiece was inserted, and the steps to the main floor were added, along with enlarged main floor windows around 1800.

The castle features a courtyard with a brewhouse located at the northeast and an original gateway in the west wall. A new courtyard entrance, staircase, and corridors were added to the north side of the 1619 wing, and the northwest part of the courtyard was rebuilt with a new northern gateway and angle tower designed by David Bryce in 1875.