This compact rectangular tower, measuring just over 9 metres long and 4.4 metres wide, has been keeping watch over the Galway countryside since at least 1574, when records show it belonged to one ‘Redmud Mc Thomus’. Though time has taken its toll on the upper storey and parapet, the four-storey structure remains in fair condition, offering glimpses into its defensive design and domestic arrangements.

The tower’s northeastern entrance reveals the careful thought that went into its construction. Visitors would have passed through a central doorway into a lobby, warily eyeing the murder hole above; a stark reminder of less peaceful times. From here, a spiral staircase in the eastern corner (now broken) once provided access to the upper floors, whilst a small chamber occupied the western side. The interior originally featured stone vaults between the ground and first floors, and again between the second and third floors, though these too have succumbed to centuries of weathering. A fireplace in the northeastern wall on the second floor hints at attempts to make this defensive structure somewhat homely, whilst single-light windows with circular or ogival heads punctuate the thick walls throughout.

Perhaps most fascinating is the evidence of an abandoned expansion plan. The southwestern wall, constructed with noticeably poorer quality masonry than the rest, features doorways on the second and third floors, one neatly blocked up, along with projecting corbels on the southern and western corners. These architectural clues suggest that someone once planned to add a second phase to the tower, possibly a wooden extension, though whether this addition was ever actually built remains a mystery lost to time. The castle is associated with a nearby settlement cluster, painting a picture of a small community that once thrived around this fortified residence.