It is neither a grand estate house nor a modest farmstead, but something in between, the kind of rural gentlemen's residence that once dotted the Cork countryside in considerable numbers and has since largely disappeared or been absorbed beyond recognition into later buildings.

The house follows a restrained and fairly typical plan for its period: a five-bay entrance front facing south-east, with a central round-headed door that gives the facade its only real flourish. Round-headed or fanlit doorways were a common gesture towards Georgian propriety in rural Irish building of this era, a way of signalling a degree of refinement without committing to the full expense of a dressed stone frontage. The rear of the house is more utilitarian, with a central gabled projection and lean-to additions on either side, their rooflines absorbed into a continuation of the main roof rather than breaking away from it as separate outshots. Chimney stacks rise from all the gables, a practical necessity in a damp Cork climate and a feature that gives the roofline a particular character when seen from a distance. One of the windows has been replaced with a modern fitting, a small but telling sign that the house has continued in some form of use rather than falling into pure ruin.