The site is no longer visible at ground level, though early Ordnance Survey maps from the first edition 6-inch series marked it as ‘Castle in ruins’, suggesting that even by the time of those Victorian surveys, the structure was already in an advanced state of decay.

When members of the Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society visited the site in 1974, they found virtually no remnants of the castle itself. However, they did note something intriguing: the wall surrounding the field contained an unusually large number of stones that appeared to have been plundered from the original castle structure. This practice of recycling building materials from abandoned castles was common throughout Ireland, where practical rural communities would repurpose cut stone for field boundaries, houses, and farm buildings.

The castle’s near-complete disappearance makes it a ghost of Offaly’s medieval past, existing now primarily in historical records and place names rather than as a physical monument. Its designation as ‘castle garden’ by locals preserves the memory of what once stood here, even as the stones themselves have been scattered and reused across the surrounding countryside. The site serves as a reminder that Ireland’s archaeological heritage isn’t always found in dramatic ruins; sometimes it’s hidden in the very walls and boundaries that shape the modern landscape.