Today, only fragments remain of what was once the mansion house of Hugh Neale, an Irish Catholic gentleman who owned the property in 1640 according to the Civil Survey of 1654;6. The surviving ruins consist primarily of the circular northeastern angle tower and a section of the north wall, both constructed from sandstone rubble with limestone detailing around the architectural features. Patches of the original lime render and rough pebble dash still cling to the weathered walls, whilst the tower originally measured approximately 10.36 metres by 5.48 metres according to Ordnance Survey records.

The castle’s defensive features reveal the turbulent times in which it was built. The main entrance, a round;headed limestone doorway on the north wall, still displays its original security measures: yett;holes at the apex and eastern side where iron bars once secured the entrance, along with surviving iron hinges. Beyond this doorway, visitors would have entered a lobby overseen by a murder;hole, accessed from a cupboard on the first floor; a stark reminder of the need for protection in those uncertain centuries. The spiral staircase within the angle tower provided access to the upper floors, with the tower itself pierced by gun;loops and circular gun;ports measuring 23 centimetres in diameter, allowing defenders to repel attackers whilst remaining protected.

Though time has taken its toll, leaving the castle in ruins by the mid;17th century, careful observation reveals the building’s original layout. The three;storey structure once featured wooden floors supported by corbels, some of which survive at second;floor level. Windows were carefully positioned with splayed embrasures for both light and defence, and water spouts still project from the parapet at roof level. Approximately 16 metres west of the tower house, a possible bawn wall runs north to south for about 20 metres, constructed from mixed sandstone and limestone rubble with a slight external batter, perhaps once enclosing a defensive courtyard. Today, farm buildings run east from the tower’s eastern wall, and modern interventions including a concrete breeze;block wall faced with sandstone have been added to support and stabilise the remaining structure.