This square fortification sits on flat land surrounded by rolling countryside, its limestone rubble walls forming a protective enclosure measuring roughly 48 by 49 metres. The bawn wall, about 85 centimetres thick with a distinctive base batter, still shows evidence of its original defensive features including a gate tower at the centre of the north wall flanked by musket loops, though one has been blocked by later Victorian modifications. Traces of a bartizan at the northeast corner, once supported on external corbels, and foundations of a flanking turret at the southeast angle with a diameter of 6.6 metres, hint at the site’s former military strength.

The original tower house occupies the northwest corner of the bawn, though today only its north and west walls survive to a height of one storey, with just the footings of the south wall remaining and no trace of the east wall. Measuring approximately 15 by 9 metres with walls over a metre thick, the tower features a fine Jacobean transomed and mullioned window in its west wall; a narrow slit opening at ground level in the same wall served defensive purposes. The structure, likely dating to the 17th century, would have served as both residence and stronghold for the local landowner. Various modern farm sheds now occupy the interior of the bawn, whilst a modern gateway has been inserted into the south wall, probably during 19th century improvements.

Perhaps most intriguingly, a small two storey T plan house stands at the southern end of the bawn, dating to the late 17th or early 18th century with later Victorian additions at its north end. A small tower projecting from the rear contained the stairs, which provided the only access to the first floor; a characteristic feature of houses from this period when security remained a primary concern. The south wall of the bawn displays a string course with pairs of post holes above and below it, possibly indicating where buildings once stood against the wall. This complex layering of structures from different periods, from the probable 17th century fortified tower house through to 19th century modifications, creates a palimpsest of Irish history written in stone and mortar.