The site appears on the Down Survey maps from 1655-6, when it was owned by Sir Peter Aylward around 1640. By the time antiquarian John O’Donovan visited in 1840, he could still make out the square tower house structure, and a late Victorian photograph held by the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland captures the building in a more recognisable state; the tower house still standing, albeit precariously, above the remnants of a barrel vault that had largely collapsed.

What remains now is rather less romantic. The castle has been reduced to little more than a pile of rubble that has been repurposed as a rockery for the neighbouring house, a rather inglorious end for a structure that once dominated this part of the Waterford landscape. The transformation from medieval stronghold to suburban garden feature speaks to the way these historical sites can slip from prominence to obscurity over just a few generations.

The castle’s placement is particularly interesting from a defensive standpoint, as it sits adjacent to a motte to the west, suggesting this area had strategic importance dating back even earlier than the tower house itself. The combination of the earlier Norman earthwork and the later stone castle indicates continuous occupation and fortification of this particular spot, likely chosen for its commanding views across the surrounding countryside from its elevated position on the slope.