 ""David Rivis"... "superior of the lands of Rattray"" granted a charter in 1617; ""William Watson of Haddo, bailie of the burgh of Rattray, superior"" [of Rattray] granted a charter in 1675 and ""Charles".." [Hay, 13th] ""Earl of Erroll, superior of the lands of Rattray"" granted a charter in 1711.The destruction of the stone castle and the nearby village of Rattray, is said by ""a tradition"" to have happened during the great storm of 1720 which cut off Strathbeg Bay.It is believed that the castle was ""blown over with sand one Sunday evening while the"" inhabitants, ""a godless crew"".