Brodie Castle was originally a mid 15th century L-plan tower house, founded by the Brodies. With a main block of four storeys and a garret, its basement of five chambers and the first floor hall are both vaulted. In the mid 16th century, the addition of a south-west tower with a circular stair-turret corbelled-out in the re-entrant angle, made the castle Z-plan. In 1645 because Alexander Brodie was a Covenanter, the castle was burnt by Lord Lewis Gordon and in 1786 it was again damaged by fire. Substantial wings were added in the 17th to 19th century, to integrate the castle into a large mansion house. 4 miles south-west at Auldearn is Dooket Hill and 9 miles east at Alves is Asliesk Castle.