It is built from Penrith red sandstone and is still partially standing.

A royal licence to crenellate a manor house standing on the site (belonging to Hugh de Morvile) was granted by King John in 1201.

[1] The site exists on farm land with the moat and some of the buildings, including a tower, still visible.

A public footpath runs next to the site, which can be visited when the gate is unlocked.

The ruins are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and the ruins together with the moated site on which they stand are a Scheduled Monument.