Historical records from the Civil Survey of 1654-6 tell us that Thomas Butler, identified as an ‘Irish Papist’, held these lands in 1640, when both a habitable castle and bawn still stood here. Today, the defensive walls that once formed a complete rectangular enclosure around the castle survive only partially; the western and northern sections remain standing whilst the eastern boundary has been replaced by a modern trackway and concrete wall, and the southern side lies hidden beneath dense overgrowth.

The surviving limestone walls, built from roughly hewn rectangular blocks laid in rubble formation, offer fascinating glimpses into defensive architecture of the period. The western wall stretches for nearly 53 metres and stands about 1.45 metres high on its exterior face, whilst the better-preserved northern wall runs for 33 metres with a height reaching 2.18 metres in places. Both walls feature spy holes positioned between half a metre and a metre above current ground level, each with splayed rectangular embrasures on the interior side; classic defensive features that allowed defenders to observe and fire upon attackers whilst remaining protected. A drainage hole pierces the northern wall at its base, and a slight batter, or inward slope, strengthens its foundation.

According to historian White’s 1892 account, a flanking tower once stood at the northwest corner of the bawn, though it had already fallen by his time, and similar structures may have defended the other angles. The castle itself, now catalogued as a separate monument, sits within what would have been the southern portion of the enclosed area. To the south, a wooded area bordered by collapsed stone walls may mark the location of a former orchard. Later additions to the site include stone walls with vertical coping near a disused farmhouse southeast of the bawn, and whilst most of the stonework shows no decoration, one intriguing detail remains: a possible triangular mason’s mark carved into a stone incorporated into the farmhouse’s western wall.