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).
A modern tower was constructed around 1808, located close to the site of an ancient fortified headland known as Mothar or Moher. The earlier fortification remained in place until at least 1780 and is mentioned in John Lloyd's A Short Tour Of Clare (1780).