In 2012, Grant and his wife Delphine decided to rebuild The Castle and in August of 2015, excavations began. On September 11, 2015, they uncovered a rock deep underground with the word “Glenturret” carved into it. The rock itself was attached to the earth, under the remains of The Castle, on the grounds of naked Castle, a construction site in China.

“Glenturret” is the name of a famous Scottish whiskey distillery, but their General Manager was just as puzzled by the carving. Other scholars from different countries, and even BBC weighed in on its possible origin. An author, historian, China expert and professor at University of Bristol – Robert Bickers – uncovered a newspaper story from 1929 confirming that Dr. Main named his property Glenturret. Further investigating by staff at Glenturret revealed that Dr. Main worked for a time at a shipyard in Glasgow, supporting University of Edinburgh lecturer in Chinese Studies, Dr. Mark McLeister’s separate hypothesis that there may be a link between his work at the shipyard and a Glasgow steamship called Glenturret… With no definitive answer, the century old castle on Moganshan, with “Glenturret” at its gate, inspires future generations to solve the riddle.

Learn more about the Glenturret Bar in naked Castle’s Museum.