skˈɑːt klˈeɪmd ðæt hiː hæd bˈɪlt ðə kˈæsəl fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd ɪt bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn æz "skˈɑːɾiz kˈæsəl", dᵻspˈaɪt ðə fˈækt ðætðə nˈeɪm ˌoʊvɚ ðə fɹˈʌnt dˈoːɹ ɹˈiːd "dˈɛθ vˈæli ɹˈæntʃ".
Scott claimed that he had built the castle for himself, and it became known as "Scotty's Castle", despite the fact that the name over the front door read "Death Valley Ranch".