Following Alexander’s death, his son, Sir Kenneth Matheson, sold the estate to businessman C. W. Dyson Perrins in 1898. The estate was then broken up and sold in 1937, with the Mardon family purchasing the castle, Lealty Farm and over 80 acres, living there until 1983 when the estate was sold. In 1983, the McTaggart family acquired the estate and began to restore the gardens including the formal garden, walled garden, shrubberies and lawns.