The site appears on historical maps dating back to the 1630s, when it was recorded on the Strafford survey as part of the lands of Laughlyn Mc Feogh Mc Edmund Kelly, who held 230 acres here in 1641. The castle’s location was significant enough to be marked again on William Petty’s detailed maps of the Athlone North barony in 1683, where it was noted as being in the townland of Moyh.

What makes this site particularly intriguing is its placement within an earlier inland promontory fort, suggesting that this spot held strategic importance long before the castle was built. The defensive advantages of the location are clear; the natural elevation provided by the spur and the proximity to the River Suck would have offered both visibility across the surrounding landscape and a reliable water source. The river itself, with its rather unfortunate name to modern ears, was an important waterway in medieval Ireland, forming part of the boundary between Connacht and Leinster.

Today, visitors to the site will find only the foundations of the rectangular structure visible in a shallow quarry depression. The internal dimensions measure approximately seven metres north to south and just over four metres east to west, suggesting this was a relatively modest tower house typical of the Irish countryside during the late medieval period. While the standing walls have long since disappeared, these foundation stones offer a tangible connection to the Kelly family who once controlled this part of Roscommon, and to the centuries of Irish history that unfolded along the banks of the River Suck.