Source: Future Property Auctions The sale by Future Property Auctions also included 240 acres, a number of crofter's cottages, mainly in derelict condition, and barns. It is also unclear whether mining operations will be permitted on the land. The auctioneers claim that gold and copper reserves were discovered in recently commissioned geological survey. But it is unclear whether mining operations will be permitted on the land. Today the 73ft by 26ft castle retains circular towers at the north and south corners. According to the auctioneeers, the ground floor and first storey "survive mostly intact with corbelling supports for small turrets on the east and west corners".