Though the castle itself has long since vanished, leaving only disturbed soil where walls once stood, the ground continues to yield fascinating glimpses of 17th-century life. The site appeared on the 1842 Ordnance Survey map as a rectangular structure, already reduced to foundations and bisected by a field fence, but by 1904 even these remnants had been cleared away.

The artefacts recovered from the ploughed earth tell a remarkably detailed story of daily life in this fortified house. Pottery sherds include distinctive Sgraffito and gravel-tempered wares that made their way from North Devon, alongside German stoneware that speaks to the international trade connections of the period. Clay pipe fragments have been traced to workshops in both Bristol and Cork, dating between 1650 and 1690, whilst ceramic wig curlers hint at the fashions of the day. The discovery of gunflints serves as a reminder that this was indeed a fortified dwelling, built during turbulent times when such defences were essential.

This vanished castle represents the kind of fortified house that wealthy families like the Galways constructed throughout Ireland during the 1600s; substantial enough to offer protection, yet comfortable enough for a gentry family’s daily life. Today, nothing visible remains above ground, but the soil continues to surrender its secrets to the plough, each fragment helping archaeologists piece together the story of those who once called this place home.