What was once a prominent defensive structure, possibly a castle or tower house, stood atop a natural gravel hillock until modern quarrying activities completely levelled the landscape. Historical maps provide tantalising glimpses of what once was; Larkin’s Map of Westmeath from 1808 clearly depicts a castle standing at this location, whilst the 1837 Ordnance Survey six-inch map shows a circular enclosure or earthwork marking the spot.

By the time surveyors returned in 1911 to create the revised Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, the site had already begun its transformation. The map makers recorded an irregular shaped mound, partially eaten away by quarrying activities. Today, a modern quarry occupies the exact location where this medieval monument once stood, having completely obliterated the natural hillock and any remaining traces of the structure that crowned it.

The loss of this site represents a familiar pattern across Ireland, where industrial progress and historical preservation have often come into conflict. Whilst the physical remains have vanished beneath machinery and industry, the documentary evidence compiled by Frank Coyne and Caimin O’Brien ensures that the memory of this castle endures, even if only as marks on old maps and entries in archaeological databases.