The only evidence that a castle once stood here comes from an 1840 Ordnance Survey map, which marks a rectangular building measuring roughly 20 metres east to west at this spot. The site sits on flat ground at the base of a north-facing slope, its medieval stones now completely vanished beneath centuries of Irish grass.

The castle’s origins may stretch back to 1229, when records show John D’Evereux received a land grant in the area. This theory, put forward by local historian G. O’C. Redmond in 1895, suggests the fortification could have been built shortly after this grant, making it one of the early Anglo-Norman defensive structures in the region. D’Evereux was among the wave of Norman settlers who established themselves across Waterford following the initial conquest, building castles and towers to secure their new territories.

Today, the site offers a compelling reminder of how completely time can erase even substantial stone buildings. Where once a castle likely commanded views across the surrounding countryside, monitoring approaches and asserting Norman authority, there’s now only an unremarkable field. The Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford notes that nothing remains visible at ground level; the castle has become part of the landscape’s hidden history, its story preserved only in old maps, field names, and the careful work of local historians.