The flat-topped elevation offers sweeping views across the countryside, with the land gradually rising towards the east. Beneath the grass lies a forgotten piece of Irish history; the foundations of a substantial stone wall, or balla, that once enclosed this circular site.

According to historical records from 1905, an ancient house or castle once commanded this spot, situated in a field known as “the Parks”, directly opposite what was then Mrs. Kavanagh’s house. The original Whiteswall residence met its end sometime around 1750 or possibly earlier, when it was deliberately demolished. Rather than rebuild on the same foundations, a new house was constructed just a few perches to the east, leaving the old site to gradually disappear beneath the soil.

Today, nothing remains visible at ground level to mark where this once-important structure stood. The thick stone walls that gave Whiteswall its name have long since been buried, their foundations resting undisturbed beneath the surface. It’s a quiet reminder of how the Irish landscape holds countless stories, with former castles and grand houses now existing only in local memory and the occasional historical survey.