The current tower (which was built c.1808) stands close to the site of a much earlier promontory fort, known as Mothar or Moher. This earlier fortification stood until at least 1780 and is mentioned in an account from John Lloyd's a Short Tour Of Clare (1780).
The current tower was constructed around 1808 and is located near the site of an ancient fortified headland known as Mothar or Moher. The earlier fortification, which still existed by 1780, is mentioned in John Lloyd's A Short Tour Of Clare (1780).