Historical records from 1574 mention it was in the possession of “Tibbot Vlligs sonnes”, suggesting it was an active fortification during the Tudor period. However, by 1839, when antiquarian O’Flanagan surveyed the area, the castle had already been levelled, leaving no visible ruins behind.

Today, visitors to this quiet spot will find no trace of the medieval stronghold that once commanded this position. The complete destruction of the castle sometime between the late 16th and early 19th centuries means that its exact appearance and layout remain a mystery. Knox’s 1902 survey confirmed what O’Flanagan had noted decades earlier; the site had been so thoroughly cleared that not even foundation stones remain visible on the surface.

The castle’s story is preserved only through these fragmentary documentary references, compiled in the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway. Its disappearance serves as a reminder of how many of Ireland’s medieval structures have been lost to time, agriculture, and stone robbing over the centuries. While grander castles elsewhere have survived as romantic ruins, Castletogher’s fortress exists now only as a name on old maps and a brief mention in historical texts, its stones likely recycled into field walls and farmhouses long ago.