This description, recorded in the mid-17th century by Simington in 1949, gives us a glimpse of what was likely a substantial defensive complex. A bawn, for those unfamiliar with Irish castle architecture, was a fortified courtyard wall that surrounded and protected the main tower house or castle building; these structures were particularly common during the plantation period when landowners needed both comfortable homes and defensive capabilities.

The reference to both a castle bawn and a stone house suggests this was more than just a simple tower house. It likely consisted of a main residential building constructed from stone, surrounded by a protective bawn wall that would have enclosed outbuildings, perhaps storage areas, stables, and accommodation for workers or soldiers. Such arrangements were typical of the period when Irish landowners, both native and settler, needed to balance daily life with the very real need for security in an often turbulent countryside.

Today, unfortunately, no visible traces of the bawn remain above ground, leaving only the historical record to tell us of its former presence. The site serves as a reminder of how many of Ireland’s castle complexes have been lost to time, their stones perhaps recycled into local buildings or simply weathered away. What was once described as ‘fair’ has vanished entirely from the landscape, leaving historians and archaeologists to piece together its story from documentary evidence alone.