This vanished round tower once stood on a south-facing slope within what appears to have been an early ecclesiastical site, positioned above a sharp drop in the landscape to the south. Today, nothing visible remains of what historian Charles Smith once described as the “stump of a round tower.”

The most detailed record of the site comes from Ordnance Survey archives from 1844, which documented a “semi-circular foundation about 2 feet above the general surface of the ground.” The surveyors created a sketch plan showing a solid line of foundations running from southeast to northwest, with the rest of the circle (measuring roughly 7.5 meters in diameter) marked by a broken line—indicating that even by the mid-19th century, only part of the foundation was clearly visible.

The tower’s location on a slope above a sharp fall in the ground suggests it was strategically positioned, perhaps for visibility or defensive purposes within the broader ecclesiastical complex. The diameter recorded by the OS surveyors, about 7.5 meters, would have made this a substantial round tower, larger than many surviving examples.

Since the 1844 survey, all surface traces of the foundation have disappeared, likely due to agricultural activity, stone robbing, or natural erosion over the intervening decades. The site serves as a reminder of how many of Ireland’s medieval monuments have been lost not through dramatic events like storms or attacks, but through the gradual processes of abandonment, neglect, and the practical needs of local communities for building materials.

The tower’s association with an early ecclesiastical site suggests it was part of a monastic community, though the exact nature and extent of that settlement remain unclear without further archaeological investigation.