dʒˈɪm kɹˈʌmli, ɐ skˈɑːɾɪʃ nˈeɪtʃɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚ, dᵻskɹˈaɪbd kˈɪnlɑːk kˈæsəl æz "ɐ mˈɑːnjuːmənt tuː… kəlˈɔsəl wˈɛlθ ænd ˈiːɡoʊ ænd ɐkwˈɪzᵻtˌɪv ɡɹˈiːd… ɪɾ ɪz ɐ bˈɪldɪŋ wɪðˌaʊt ɐ ɹᵻdˈiːmɪŋ fˈiːtʃɚ.. ɐ lˈoʊθsʌm ˈɛdɪfɪs.
Jim Crumley, a Scottish nature writer, described Kinloch Castle as "a monument to… colossal wealth and ego and acquisitive greed… It is a building without a redeeming feature.. a loathsome edifice.