Though time and the elements have taken their toll, what remains of this limestone structure offers a fascinating glimpse into medieval Irish defensive architecture. Originally standing three storeys tall, the tower house now preserves only its northwest and northeast walls intact, with partial sections of the other walls still visible. The building measures roughly 10 metres by 8 metres, with impressively thick walls of 1.8 metres that were constructed from roughly coursed limestone rubble, complete with a defensive base batter that would have made scaling the walls considerably more difficult for any would-be attackers.

The ground floor reveals the typical defensive priorities of such structures, with two barrel-vaulted chambers that would have provided secure storage and protection. A small vaulted chamber in the eastern corner likely served as a guardroom, still showing evidence of a wall cupboard and a narrow defensive opening. The main ground-floor chamber features the remnants of two windows set into large segmental-arched embrasures, their construction showing traces of wicker-centring, a medieval building technique. Large wall cupboards built into the northern and western corners would have provided essential storage in these lower, more secure levels of the tower.

The upper floors reveal more sophisticated living arrangements, accessed via stairs that led from what was probably the main entrance in the southeast wall. A clever defensive feature may have existed here in the form of a murder hole above the lobby, allowing defenders to attack intruders from above. The first floor contained the main living chamber, lit by an ogee-headed window in the northeast wall; a distinctive Gothic architectural feature that suggests some degree of refinement despite the building’s defensive nature. Perhaps most intriguing is the tower’s sanitation system: a mural passage in the southwest wall led to a garderobe in the northwest wall, with a sophisticated double chute system that served garderobes on two different floor levels. This practical arrangement, combined with the strategic positioning and robust construction, demonstrates how these tower houses balanced the needs of defence with the requirements of daily life in medieval Ireland.