Though no trace of the castle remains above ground today, this unassuming field holds centuries of Irish history beneath its surface. The Civil Survey of 1654-6 recorded that the castle was still garrisoned at that time, surrounded by thirty thatched houses and cabins, and functioned as a manor complete with the legal privileges of holding court leet and baron sessions.

The castle’s ownership tells a story of Ireland’s turbulent 17th century. By 1640, the Countess of Ormond held the property, though Sir Hardres Waller occupied it as tenant through both mortgage and a long-term lease. The site where these nobles once held court now appears as an oblong area measuring 52 metres north to south and 39 metres east to west, marked by modern timber fencing and old stone field walls. Within this boundary lies a sunken, oval depression roughly 36 by 26 metres, defined by an earthen bank along its southern edge that rises to about 0.7 metres in height, whilst scarps mark the other three sides.

Today, visitors to the site will find little more than gentle undulations in the earth; dense vegetation obscures most surface features, though a slightly elevated area in the northwest quadrant hints at where substantial structures once stood. The humps and hollows scattered across the enclosed area are all that remain visible of what was once a fortified residence important enough to feature in disputes between Ireland’s most powerful families, a garrison strong enough to weather the Confederate Wars, and a manor house that administered justice across its lands.