The site, marked as a ‘fox covert’ on old Ordnance Survey maps, shows little evidence of its former glory today. Visitors searching for dramatic ruins will be disappointed; instead, they’ll find two modest, moss-covered stone heaps on the northeast-facing slope below the ridge’s summit. The larger heap measures about 1.5 metres north to south and 1.6 metres east to west, standing just 40 centimetres high, whilst its smaller companion sits half a metre to the south.

These unassuming mounds are likely clearance cairns, piles of stones gathered from fields during agricultural improvements, rather than the remains of the castle itself. However, historical records suggest something more substantial once stood here. The antiquarian Thomas Johnson Westropp, writing in the early 20th century, noted that a small peel tower was shown at this location on a map from 1750. Peel towers were fortified residences built throughout Ireland from the 14th century onwards, typically consisting of a stone tower house surrounded by a defensive wall or bawn.

The absence of any visible castle remains above ground raises intriguing questions about what happened to the structure between 1750 and today. Whether it was deliberately demolished for building materials, gradually collapsed through neglect, or simply became so overgrown as to be indistinguishable from the natural landscape, the Craggard castle has effectively vanished. Its story serves as a reminder of how many medieval structures have been lost to time across the Irish countryside, leaving only documentary evidence and place names to hint at their existence.