The site, which sits about 100 metres southwest of a plantation house, offers a fascinating glimpse into 17th century defensive architecture. The Civil Survey of 1654 to 1656 recorded it as “a stone house and a Bawne inhabitted yett wanting repaire”, suggesting it was still occupied but already showing signs of deterioration during the Cromwellian period.

By the time Ordnance Survey officers visited in the mid nineteenth century, the structure had fallen into ruin, though enough remained to impress them with its former grandeur. They documented a limestone building measuring approximately 16.5 metres long, 8 metres wide, and 6 metres high, with walls an impressive 1.2 metres thick; complete with chimneys that marked it as a dwelling or mansion house rather than a purely defensive structure. Two gables and one side wall still stood at that time, testament to the quality of the original construction.

Today, visitors can still see a portion of the original bawn wall, which extends 16.5 metres from where it once joined the main house. This surviving section features two curious arched openings; neither appears suitable as an entrance, with one measuring 1.8 metres wide and the larger spanning 4 metres, both springing almost from ground level. The northern face of the bawn displays an unusual architectural feature: an oversailing wall that projects about 20 centimetres over the lower portion, though its original purpose remains unclear. Unfortunately, the southern section of the bawn wall, which contained the main gateway, was removed by the landowner around 1980. While nineteenth century stone walls now populate the immediate area, keen observers might spot incorporated sections of earlier masonry, silent witnesses to the site’s longer history.