Burleigh Castle is a mid 15th century stone rectangular tower house and courtyard fortress, founded by Sir John Balfour of Balgarvie. Of three storeys and a garret, the tower is crowned by the remains of a corbelled-out parapet, with open rounds on the angles and a caphouse. With a vaulted basement and a first floor hall, the ground floor entrance leads through a lobby to a turnpike stair, that gives access to every floor. Joined to the tower is a section of barmkin wall with an arched gateway, behind this in 1582 Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich added a gatehouse range, flanked on its south-west angle by a tower. A square chamber, corbelled-out from two rounded lower storeys crowns this tower and both gate and tower are amply pierced by oval gun-loops. To the west, the ditch appears as an irregular depression but the rest of the ditch, barmkin and ranges of building are sadly missing. 2 miles south is Lochleven Castle and 6 miles north-east is Balvaird Castle.