At the beginning of the 20th century the Castle was owned by the Menzies family who could only be described as a very colourful family know for their excessive nature. Thomas Menzies who lived at the castle until the late 1930’s was probably one of the most flamboyant of the family and was given the nickname of “cock-a-bendy” by the locals and the Castle has been known locally as Cock a Bendy ever since.