The estate was bought by the Duke of Argyll in 1740 and added to his nearby estate of Caroline Park. They both belonged to the Duke of Buccleuch when MacGibbon and Ross drew Granton in ruins. The site is now occupied by the Scottish Gas offices which bears the same name. Built in 1630 by Mr. John Skene, son of the laird at Curriehill, who had acquired the barony in 1614. He died in 1644 leaving the estate to his grandson, who became insolvent, selling the lands to his brother Thomas, who in turn sold it to Mr. Marjoribanks in 1696.
Much rubble still lies on the site, and it is possible to trace the line of the lower walling.
The former home of the Wauchopes of Niddrie. Originally a 16 th century square tower, much altered and added to in the 17 th . It had been built to replace an earlier castle, which had been destroyed by an angry Edinburgh mob. By the middle of the 20 th century only the original tower survived after standing empty for many years, that being demolished by Edinburgh Corporation. The site is now occupied by the Jack Kane Centre.