Known as Cloone House on Ordnance Survey maps from 1835 and 1876, this late 18th or early 19th century structure now exists only as a fragment of its southwest wall. The surviving masonry reveals the house’s construction methods, with large quantities of brick still visible in the ruins. A ground floor fireplace and the remnants of a tall window offer glimpses into what would have been the building’s domestic arrangements, whilst a partial window opening at first floor level hints at the house’s original two-storey design.

Local tradition holds that Cloone House was constructed on the site of an earlier castle, though no documentary evidence or physical remains have been found to support this claim. Such stories are common throughout Ireland, where later buildings often occupied strategic or historically significant locations. The absence of any visible medieval masonry or defensive features in the current ruins suggests that if a castle did exist here, it was either completely demolished before the house was built or its stones were entirely incorporated into the new structure.

The site represents a common pattern in Irish rural architecture, where grand houses built during the Georgian period fell into decline during the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, these atmospheric ruins serve as archaeological markers, recorded in the Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan and preserved as part of the county’s built heritage. Though much reduced from its original form, the remaining wall of Cloone House continues to mark this spot as a place of historical significance in the local landscape.