This low, grass-covered stony ridge stretches about 19 metres from north-northwest to south-southeast, standing roughly 40 centimetres high and spanning 1.3 metres in width. At its northern end, the wall takes a distinct turn, forming a corner before extending another 6 metres eastward. If you look closely at the northern face, you’ll spot a few large facing stones still visible amongst the overgrowth, though these are the only clear structural elements that remain.

The rest of the area around the tower house shows no obvious traces of the bawn’s original circuit, suggesting that much of the defensive wall has been lost to time. However, keen observers might notice something interesting in the field east of the tower: a series of straight, rectilinear scarps, each about 40 centimetres high, which could represent the boundaries of an outer bawn. These subtle earthworks hint at a more complex defensive arrangement than what first meets the eye.

Bawns were fortified enclosures that typically surrounded tower houses and castles in Ireland, providing protected space for livestock and people during raids or conflicts. The fragmentary remains at Gleninagh North offer a glimpse into how these medieval and early modern defensive structures were integrated into the landscape, even if much of their original form has been reclaimed by the Clare countryside over the centuries.