Once known as Crigh Castle, this fortification was held by Walter Mac Tibbot in 1574, placing it firmly within the turbulent period of Anglo-Norman and Gaelic Irish power struggles. The main tower, though now standing only 1.4 metres high, reveals internal dimensions of roughly 4 by 5 metres and occupies the northeast corner of an irregularly shaped bawn, or defensive courtyard wall.

The castle complex shows evidence of extensive medieval occupation beyond just military use. Within the main bawn, foundations of at least four additional buildings remain visible as low walls about 30 centimetres high. One structure in the northwest section still preserves part of a blocked splayed opening in its north wall, likely a window or doorway typical of medieval construction. A secondary tower stands in the southeast corner, whilst a subsidiary bawn wall, lower and less substantial than the main defences, extends further north and east, enclosing more building foundations now covered in sod.

Archaeological evidence suggests this wasn’t merely an isolated stronghold but the centre of a larger settlement. Outside the bawn walls to the south and west, traces of what may be a medieval village can still be detected in the landscape. This pattern of castle, bawn, and associated settlement reflects the typical organisation of Anglo-Norman lordships in medieval Ireland, where fortified residences served as both defensive structures and administrative centres for surrounding agricultural communities.