The site, locally known as ‘Castle Field’, offers no visible traces of its former medieval structure; not a stone or earthwork remains to mark where this fortification once commanded the surrounding countryside. Despite its complete disappearance, the location continues to hold archaeological significance, documented in both the Archaeological Inventory of County Louth from 1986 and the subsequent Archaeological Survey published in 1991.

The absence of any physical remains makes this site particularly intriguing for historians and archaeologists studying medieval Louth. Castles don’t simply disappear without reason; their stones were often robbed for building materials in later centuries, particularly during agricultural improvements of the 18th and 19th centuries when landowners sought ready sources of dressed stone for new constructions. The field name itself serves as the only tangible link to the area’s defensive past, a linguistic fossil preserving the memory of what once stood here.

While Castle Field may disappoint those hoping to see battlements or towers, it represents a common fate for many of Ireland’s lesser medieval fortifications. The site remains protected under archaeological legislation, acknowledging that significant remains may survive below ground level. Future archaeological investigations, whether through geophysical survey or excavation, could potentially reveal foundation trenches, defensive ditches, or other subsurface features that would help reconstruct the castle’s original form and better understand its role in the medieval landscape of County Louth.