 It was built as a replacement for Buchanan Auld House, which is located to the northwest but was destroyed in a fire in 1852.The old house and surrounding lands had been the property of the Clan Buchanan but passed to the Clan Graham in the late 17th century.The roof of the building was removed in 1954 and the condition of the house has since deteriorated, but it remains the seat of the Clan Graham.