 This was an act of retaliation for the slaughter, by the hand of Colville, of Auchinleck of Auchinleck, a friend of Douglas.After the castle was destroyed, all of the stones from the ruin were carried away, reused in building houses and dykes on the adjoining farms.In 1530, it was exchanged by Sir James Colville with Sir James Hamilton of Finnart for the barony of East Wemyss in Fife.