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Remains of castle, built in the late 15th-16th centuries for Sir William Cummyn. It is a massive but ruinous building (incorporating a keep) occupying three sides of a courtyard, with a high enclosing wall along the fourth (South) side. Only the northeast wall of the keep, with a simple gable, and a fragment of chimney survives to the full height. The remainder is largely grass-covered mounds of stone, and the interior is obscured by fallen debris. The sides are of unequal length, giving it a wedge shape on plan. The ground floor and courtyard were raised circa 1.50m above the level of the land around. The entrance was in the centre of the north front, through an arched doorway and passage. Its only peculiarity is the closet, with its shoot to the outside, and a cross bar for supporting a seat fitted into slot-holes. While serving its legitimate purpose it also narrowed the opening against intruders.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)