Kellie's Castle, Unfinished mansion in Batu Gajah, Malaysia

Kellie's Castle is an unfinished brick mansion in Batu Gajah, with a tall square brick tower on the left and a long wing whose lower two floors are bare red brick with arched openings, while the upper floor is white plastered with arched windows and small balconies. Two thin flagpoles stand on the flat roof, and yellow letters on the grass below spell "KELLIE'S CASTLE".

Construction of Kellas House began in 1910 for the Scottish planter William Kellie-Smith; after his son Anthony was born in 1915 he planned a larger castle with Moorish, Indo-Saracenic and Roman elements, using 70 craftsmen from Madras and bricks and marble imported from India. Kellie-Smith died of pneumonia in Lisbon in 1926, and the unfinished building was later sold to Harrisons and Crosfield.

The name honors the Scottish plantation owner whose workers from India embedded arches and ornaments in their homeland architecture. The rooms still show empty niches and open ceilings that let visitors recognize how the building was once meant to be completed.

The estate sits on Jalan Gopeng and opens daily from 9 AM to 6 PM with different entrance fees for local and foreign guests. Sturdy shoes are advisable as some stairs are uneven and areas remain without railings.

The original plans envisioned Malaysia's first elevator meant to bring guests directly to the rooftop terrace. A network of secret tunnels was intended to connect the main house with the outbuildings, but only short sections were completed.