Built around 1650 by Cromwellian settler Sir John Broderick, possibly on the site of an earlier Hodnett castle, this two-storey house with attic now stands roofless and partially collapsed, its interior reclaimed by nature. The main rectangular block measures 16 metres north to south and 6.5 metres east to west, with a small rectangular projection on the western side and distinctive circular towers at the northeast and southwest corners, each 3.8 metres in diameter internally.

The house’s defensive character is evident in the gun loops positioned at ground level in both circular towers, whilst its domestic comforts are revealed through the numerous fireplaces that once warmed each floor, fed by large rectangular chimney stacks that crown the main gables and towers. The eastern facade served as the formal front, featuring a symmetrical three-bay, two-storey arrangement with a central ground floor entrance, though all the window and door surrounds have long since vanished. To the north, ruinous ancillary buildings include what appears to have been the kitchen block, complete with a large fireplace and the remains of a circular, domed bread oven; some sections retain later 18th or 19th-century roofing.

The surrounding fields preserve intriguing remnants of what may have been ornamental gardens, including a rectangular field to the southwest with curved features at both ends. The southwestern terminus is particularly striking, featuring two tall limestone columns flanking a dressed stone wall with decorative niches, suggesting this was once part of an elaborate garden scheme. These landscape features may date either to the original 1650s house or to the adjacent 18th-century house that was later built on the estate, adding another layer to this complex archaeological site.