This roughly trapezoidal enclosure features a tower house that projects outward from its southern side, with thick walls measuring 1.38 metres extending both east and west from the tower’s northern corners. The defensive structure showcases the evolution of Irish fortification techniques, with its 16th-century gun loops featuring enlarged stirrup bases that allowed defenders to use both traditional crossbows and newer firearms; a modification that speaks to the changing nature of warfare during this turbulent period.

The bawn’s most intriguing architectural features include two substantial gateways and a converted dovecote. The northern wall, stretching approximately 78 metres in a staggered pattern, contains a slightly pointed round-headed gateway that appears to be a later addition; its hanging-eyes curiously indicate it was designed to be closed from the outside, suggesting an unusual defensive arrangement. In the northeastern corner stands a circular turret, originally part of the fortifications but later transformed into a dovecote complete with a corbelled conical roof. The turret, with its interior diameter of 4.35 metres and walls rising 3.8 metres high, retains its southwestern-facing doorway and two reconstructed windows.

The southern wall houses the main entrance, contemporary with the tower house itself, featuring a round-headed gateway with cut limestone surrounds positioned about 30 feet east of the tower. This gateway’s interior rises to form a pointed vault, which once supported a chamber above, though this upper level has since been lost to time. The western wall contains an 18th or 19th-century gateway, evidence of the site’s continued use long after its initial construction. Throughout the bawn, plain and crosslet loops with well-cut limestone surrounds provide defensive positions, while stairs to the wall-walk in both the northwestern angle and southern wall allowed defenders to patrol the perimeter and respond to threats from any direction.