What remains today is a substantial rectangular earthwork platform, measuring 48 metres in length and 40 metres wide, rising dramatically from the surrounding fields with scarps reaching three to four metres in height. Along the crest of these steep slopes, fragments of foundation walls peek through the vegetation; likely the remains of a defensive bawn wall that once enclosed this medieval stronghold.

The site reveals a complex of structures that speak to its former importance. Along the northeastern side of the enclosure, the ghostly outlines of at least five interconnected rectangular buildings can still be discerned, their foundations telling a story of a once-bustling fortified residence. Perhaps most intriguing is a separate rectangular structure visible in the southern corner, positioned just outside the main bawn wall. Within this building, the traces of a collapsed vault suggest it may have been a tower house, that distinctively Irish form of fortified residence favoured by the gentry from the 15th to 17th centuries.

Though nature has reclaimed much of the site, these earthworks and stone foundations offer a tangible connection to medieval Galway’s turbulent past. The dual designation as both castle and court hints at its varied uses over the centuries; perhaps serving as both a defensive stronghold and an administrative centre for the surrounding lands. Today, whilst it may lack the dramatic towers and battlements of better-preserved castles, this overgrown platform holds its own quiet fascination for those willing to look beyond the brambles and imagine the lives once lived within these now-silent walls.