The main block of this peel tower measures 13.9 metres by 9.3 metres internally, with substantial walls 1.5 metres thick rising from a battered base that takes advantage of its dramatic cliff-edge position. The building originally consisted of two vaulted lower levels beneath a single lofty upper chamber, though modifications over the centuries have seen fireplaces inserted into the west wall of the lower floors. A collapse in the 1960s unfortunately destroyed the upper fireplace and part of the west wall.

The castle’s architecture reveals the defensive mindset of its builders whilst also showing signs of later adaptations for comfort. A square turret at the north-east corner houses a spiral staircase, accessed from the main building through a rather awkward zigzag passage; whether this wing was part of the original design or a later addition remains uncertain. The turret contains vaulted rooms measuring approximately 3.4 metres by 2.2 metres and rises to four storeys, with the topmost chamber being particularly well-constructed and featuring a cross-passage beneath its floor. Access to the upper levels is achieved via a second staircase, ingeniously carried on a squinch arch over the northern re-entrant angle.

Beyond the main tower, fragments of a polygonal bawn wall, roughly 30 metres across, define what was once a fortified courtyard to the south-east. This defensive enclosure included an outbuilding and a two-storey square tower at its furthest corner from the main castle, with the lower level of this secondary tower also being vaulted. A stream flows nearby, providing what would have been a vital water source for the castle’s inhabitants. Despite centuries of weathering and the partial collapse mentioned earlier, aerial photographs from 1971 show that both the castle and its bawn remain well preserved, standing sentinel beside a modern farmyard.