Today, visitors will find little more than a low natural hillock with a shallow depression on its summit, marking where this medieval structure once commanded views over the Erkina River immediately to the south. The castle’s strategic position, elevated above the wet, marshy lands that stretch to the south and east, would have provided both defensive advantages and control over the surrounding countryside.

Historical records offer tantalising glimpses of what once stood here. Writing in the early 20th century, historian William Carrigan noted that the castle stood about 70 yards south of Coolkerry church, which still occupies a ridge just 70 metres to the northeast. According to Carrigan’s account from 1905, the only remnant of the castle at that time was a cellar, which had already been closed up; a feature that has since disappeared entirely from view. O’Hanlon and O’Leary’s earlier work from 1907 also made reference to the castle, indicating its significance in local historical memory even after its physical presence had largely faded.

The site forms part of the rich archaeological landscape of County Laois, documented in the Archaeological Inventory compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock, and Bernie Moran in 1995. Whilst no visible surface remains survive to tell the castle’s story, the location itself speaks to centuries of human occupation and the strategic importance of this ridge overlooking the river valley. The proximity to Coolkerry church suggests this was once a focal point for both secular and religious power in the area, even if time and neglect have reduced the castle to little more than a memory preserved in historical texts and a subtle depression in the landscape.