Giles in Edinburgh, soon after he became one of the last to die on the maiden, a guillotine. Cardoness Castle was now abandoned, it passed through several families, none of whom took up residence. From the Gordons it went next to the Maxwells, then the Stewarts, the Murray-Baillies of Cally, and then back to the Maxwells. It was Lady Maxwell who, in 1927, placed the castle in state care where it remains in the safe hands of Historic Scotland . It is open to the public all year, closed on Fridays, weekends only in winter.
Entry is charged and there is a small gift shop.