The 1837 Ordnance Survey maps still marked this spot as ‘Caltragh Castle’, though by that time little remained of what was once a substantial structure. When surveyors visited the area in 1836;7, they found only foundation stones marking out a building that locals still referred to as ‘Caltromore Old Castle’.

The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books paint a picture of a castle that once dominated the western edge of the village, measuring approximately 20 metres in length by 10 metres in width; a respectable footprint for a medieval fortification. These detailed survey records, compiled for the parish of Cashel in the barony of Rathcline, provide one of the last eyewitness accounts of the castle’s remains before they too disappeared beneath the soil.

Today, the site has been completely levelled, with no visible traces remaining above ground. Where stone walls once stood, perhaps sheltering local lords during Ireland’s turbulent medieval period, there’s now only pasture. The castle joins the ranks of Ireland’s many lost fortifications, structures that once dotted the landscape but now survive only in place names, old maps, and the careful notes of 19th;century surveyors who arrived just in time to record their passing.