Asliesk Castle

Asliesk castle is a ruined tower house dating to the 1580s sitting within the grounds of a working farm and massively overgrown with ivy. Good views cannot be had from public roads. The ruin consists of a U-shaped section of walling, representing the west gable and adjacent walls from the old tower house. Shotholes survive which can be seen within the tower, but the ivy obscures the remains and is probably now too invasive to remove without substantial stabilisations and repairs.

The tower was erected in 1587 by George Dunbar of Inchbrook, whose family had acquired the lands from the church during the Reformation. It was an interesting Z-plan tower house with a courtyard, shown in a late 18th century image by Nattes as derelict. He died in 1607 and was succeeded by his younger son James. James was followed by his son George, and George by his son Alexander, who sold Asliesk to Joseph Brodie in 1650. In 1708 Asliesk was absorbed into the main Brodie estate, and in 1715 may have been besieged by rebels frustrated at their failure to seize Brodie Castle. It was in ruins by 1799.

HES Canmore database entry