What remains today are modest sod-covered foundations, their earthen walls rising about 80 centimetres high and spanning roughly two metres in width. These foundations trace out two connected rectangular areas; the northern section measures 7.5 metres east to west and 9 metres north to south, whilst the southern portion extends 14 metres east to west and 6 metres north to south. The most substantial surviving feature is a 2.6-metre section of stone wall on the eastern side, built from small, roughly cut limestone blocks bound with mortar and standing about a metre tall. The splayed northern end of this wall suggests it once framed a doorway into the castle.

The castle’s history reflects the turbulent politics of late medieval Ireland. In 1512, the annals record it as a stronghold of the O’Donnells, one of the powerful Gaelic families who controlled much of the northwest. By 1593, however, the fortification had passed into the hands of Gilbert Green, an Elizabethan soldier who claimed the land after finding it “lying waste”, a telling phrase that hints at the destruction wrought by decades of conflict between Gaelic lords and English crown forces.

Adding to the site’s historical intrigue, the famous Red Earl’s Road runs just 200 metres to the north. This medieval routeway, built by Richard de Burgh, the Red Earl of Ulster, in the early 14th century, once connected his territories and served as a vital artery for trade and military movements across the region. Today, both the castle ruins and the ancient road stand as subtle monuments to centuries of power struggles that shaped this corner of Ireland.