Built by William Hamilton, this fortified structure featured a bawn; an enclosed courtyard typical of Ulster plantation architecture; and two flankers, defensive towers that provided strategic vantage points for monitoring the surrounding countryside. The castle’s location, immediately southeast of what would later become a 19th-century house and farmyard, suggests the site maintained its importance as a settlement for centuries.

The castle’s flankers survived long enough to be incorporated into the later farmyard structures, showing how successive generations adapted and reused these defensive features for agricultural purposes. This practice of repurposing military architecture was common throughout Ireland as the country transitioned from periods of conflict to more peaceful times. Unfortunately, by the time historian Davies documented the site in 1948, even these adapted structures had been removed, leaving little visible evidence of the original fortification.

Today, no features of Hamilton’s castle remain visible at ground level, making it one of many “lost” plantation sites across Ulster. Archaeological surveys have confirmed the location, but visitors to the area would find it difficult to imagine the substantial defensive complex that once dominated this hillside. The site serves as a reminder of how quickly built heritage can disappear from the landscape, particularly when stone structures are dismantled for reuse in other buildings, a common fate for abandoned castles and bawns throughout Ireland.