This medieval stronghold appears on the 1655-9 Down Survey maps of both Leny parish and Corkaree barony, marking it as one of six castles recorded in the parish alongside fortifications at Rathbennett, Farrow, Ballinafid, and two at Ballinilack. The castle’s last known owner before its destruction was Edmond Walsh, listed in 1641 as an ‘Irish Papist’ who held 248 acres in the area.

Today, visitors won’t find any standing walls or obvious medieval stonework at the site. The castle vanished from maps entirely by the time of the Ordnance Survey’s 6-inch editions, leaving behind only subtle earthworks on its hilltop location. The mound itself remains distinctive, with steeply scarped sides that would have provided natural defences for the castle above. On the summit, a sunken area and what may be the remains of a bank along the mound’s edge possibly mark where the castle’s wall footings once stood.

The site’s identification remained uncertain for years, with surveyors initially investigating nearby Cullenhue House as a potential location for the medieval castle in 1983. However, this Georgian-era building, constructed after 1700, showed no evidence of incorporating earlier medieval structures. The true castle site, as depicted on the Down Survey maps, appears to be the fortified hillock closer to where the river enters the lough, a strategic position that would have commanded views across the water and surrounding countryside.