The site appears on the 1839 Ordnance Survey six-inch map, carefully marked as ‘Site of Castle’, indicating that even by the early 19th century, the structure had already disappeared. Today, visitors to the area will find no visible traces of the fortification that once stood here; no tumbled stones, earthworks, or foundations remain to hint at its former presence.

The absence of physical remains makes this site particularly intriguing for those interested in Ireland’s lost heritage. Without archaeological evidence or surviving masonry, the castle’s history remains largely a mystery, including details about when it was built, who occupied it, and the circumstances of its destruction or abandonment. The notation on the Ordnance Survey map serves as one of the few definitive pieces of evidence that a castle existed here at all, making it a valuable record of County Carlow’s medieval landscape.

This information comes from the Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow, originally published by the Stationery Office in Dublin in 1993, with updates incorporated as recently as July 2007. While the castle itself has been erased from the physical landscape, its inclusion in official surveys ensures that this piece of local history isn’t entirely forgotten, even if the stones themselves have long since been carted away or returned to the earth.