Kellie's Castle - Exterior/Arches

Year of Construction: 1915

This far-flung estate in Batu Gajah, Malaysia, was devised as a family home by Scottish-born William Kellie Smith for his wife, Agnes, and their young family. The pair married in the early 1900s and moved to Malaysia, where William owned a plantation and built a small fortune. Legend has it that Agnes was unhappy with their small wood home and to please his pregnant wife, William decided to erect a hilltop castle, reminiscent of those found in their native country.

When he died unexpectedly in 1926, plans for further construction came to a stop and Kellie's Castle was abandoned. The government has made efforts to tame the unruly grounds that have since entangled the isolated structure.