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Boath Doocot stands in the centre of a raised circular area. This motte is all that remains of the Old Castle of Eren, built in about 1180 by William the Lion (King William I) and still in use as a Royal Castle when Robert the Bruce received the surrender of the rebellious Men of Moray in the early 1300s. Actually, there is one more reminder of the castle: its name, Old Eren is the origin of Auldearn. On the south west side of the motte is an information board about the Battle of Auldearn. This took place on 9 May 1645 on marshy land now occupied by the eastern end of the village and by the fields to the south and west of the Boath Doocot.