Records from the 17th century show the Bryan family held this fortress; Nicholas Bryan possessed the castle and 180 acres here in 1640, later receiving 80 acres in Connaught in 1656. The rectangular tower house rises four storeys to a height of 10.4 metres, its walls protected by a base batter and originally topped with battlements, though these have since been destroyed.

The tower’s defensive features reveal the practical concerns of its medieval builders. A murder hole guards the entrance lobby, whilst the ground floor contains multiple blocked embrasures that once served as defensive openings. The interior layout follows a typical Irish tower house design, with a spiral staircase winding through the walls connecting four floors. The second floor, positioned above a stone vault, served as the principal chamber and included a fireplace, window seats, and a garderobe chamber in the northwest corner; an external structure attached to the west wall likely collected waste from this medieval toilet. The third floor provided additional living space, though curiously lacks any evidence of a fireplace despite having multiple windows with seats.

Attached to the tower’s south side sits the ruins of a fortified house, offset slightly to the west. This two or three storey structure, measuring over 16 metres long, appears to have been built separately from the tower and later modified with brick alterations. Today only its western wall and part of the southern wall with a projecting chimney flue survive. A stone lined circular well northeast of the tower, now covered but originally about 5 metres deep, would have supplied water to both buildings. Whilst no evidence remains of a bawn wall that might have enclosed the complex, the combination of tower house and fortified residence represents a substantial defensive homestead typical of Anglo Irish settlement in 17th century Wexford.