Today, part of this space serves as a garden, but the remnants of medieval fortifications still peek through the landscape. The most substantial surviving feature is a wall running along the eastern side, stretching about 15 metres in length. This wall displays the characteristic defensive batter on its external face, rising to 2.8 metres high, though its inner facing has been lost to time, leaving only about 1.2 metres of internal height visible.

The southern wall extends for roughly 16 metres and presents a rather different character; its external rubble facing stands loosely at around 1.25 metres high, with trees now growing along its length, their roots likely contributing to the structure’s deterioration. Whilst these two walls form a clear angle, there’s no visible trace of the return walls that would have completed the square or rectangular enclosure to the west and north, suggesting either complete destruction or burial beneath centuries of accumulated soil.

According to historical research by Healy in 1988, this was once a castle belonging to the Barry Oge family, part of the extensive Barry dynasty that held considerable power in County Cork during the medieval period. The Barrys, originally Anglo-Norman settlers, became thoroughly Irish over the centuries and established numerous fortifications throughout the region. This particular site, though modest in its surviving remains, represents one of many smaller strongholds that dotted the Cork countryside, serving as local power centres for minor branches of major families.