This two-storey limestone structure, measuring approximately 3.88 metres north to south and 3.30 metres east to west, rises to a height of 6.5 metres on low-lying ground. Built from roughly coursed limestone rubble with dressed quoins at the corners, the walls display a subtle inward slope, or batter, a common defensive feature in medieval construction that helped structures withstand siege warfare.

The ground floor reveals fascinating architectural details typical of medieval Irish tower houses. Its east-west chamber features a pointed barrel vault with traces of wattle centering still visible; evidence of the construction techniques employed by medieval builders. A small splayed rectangular window loop pierces the east wall, its flat lintelled rear arch designed to provide light whilst maintaining defensive capability. The foundations suggest a complex building history, with remnants of what may have been a west wall that oddly abuts rather than bonds with the north and south walls, and extends beyond the southern wall’s line. Additional foundation walls extend from the north wall past the western edge, whilst a mural cavity about a metre above ground level in the north wall likely served as storage or perhaps held a timber beam.

The first floor tells a story of adaptive reuse common in Irish medieval buildings. Though now lined with pigeon holes indicating its later conversion to a dovecote, traces of a blocked rectangular window loop in the east wall suggest this space originally served a different purpose, possibly as living quarters or storage. This secondary use as a pigeon house was typical in post-medieval Ireland, when many tower houses lost their defensive function and were repurposed for agricultural use. The structure, documented in the Urban Survey of County Limerick in 1989, stands as a tangible reminder of how these buildings evolved to meet changing needs over centuries.