Historical records show the castle was already standing by 1574, when it belonged to one Thomas Colman. Whilst the exact location of the original medieval structure remains something of a mystery, archaeological evidence suggests it was probably a tower house typical of the period.

The site today presents a fascinating puzzle for historians and archaeologists alike. A ruined 17th-century gabled house dominates the location, but closer inspection reveals that not all of its walls date from the same period. The north-northeast wall, measuring about 8 metres in length, and the adjoining section of the west-northwest wall, approximately 11.4 metres long, are considerably more robust than the rest of the structure. These walls measure 2.2 metres thick, compared to the 1 to 1.7 metres typical of the other walls. A narrow, round-headed window in the north-northeast wall further hints at medieval origins.

These substantial walls were likely part of the original castle, cleverly incorporated into the later 17th-century house; a common practice that allowed landowners to modernise their homes whilst retaining the defensive qualities of older fortifications. Some 40 metres to the east lies a walled and battlemented square enclosure, which early 20th-century antiquarian Mary Athy initially thought might have been the castle’s original location, though she later revised this view after examining the thickness variations in the ruined house’s walls.