Balgonie Castle
Sir John Sibbald first built Balgonie. This is a 15th-century tower house of ashlar rising to 4 storeys with a crenellated parapet and a garret. It sits in a 17th century enclosure which contains ruined buildings of grandeur – one of which was the home of the Covenanting General Alexander Leslie who died there in 1661. The main tower ground and first floors are vaulted. The rood was probably original of stone slabs and the parapet walk is drained by cannon spouts.