▁castle ▁keep ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁modern ▁m ansion ▁house ▁attached ▁to ▁it ▁since ▁its ▁construction , ▁although ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁building . ▁Many ▁architect ural ▁details ▁of ▁Meg g ern ie ▁can ▁be ▁clearly ▁seen ▁in ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁including ▁the ▁four ▁small ▁square ▁to wers ▁at ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁keep , ▁and ▁the ▁long , ▁low ▁m ansion ▁house ▁which ▁extends ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁keep . ▁ ▁Ha un ting ▁ ▁Several ▁g host ▁stories ▁surr ound ▁Meg g ern ie ▁Castle , ▁the ▁best - known ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁M enz ies ' s ▁of ▁C uld ares . ▁An ▁early ▁M enz ies ▁of ▁C uld ares ▁married ▁a ▁very ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁much ▁younger ▁than ▁himself . ▁However , ▁her ▁youth ▁and ▁attract iveness ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁je alous ▁of ▁her ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁murder ed ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁ra ge . ▁After ▁conce aling ▁her ▁body ▁in ▁a ▁locked ▁ch est ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁to wers , ▁he ▁abs ented ▁himself ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁and , ▁after ▁his ▁return , ▁spread ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁trag ically ▁met ▁her ▁death ▁by ▁d row ning ▁whilst ▁the ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁been ▁trav elling ▁in ▁Europe . ▁Although ▁the ▁loc als ▁believed ▁the ▁story , ▁M enz ies ▁still ▁felt ▁anxious ▁and