Design
Ewloe Castle has the appearance of a motte-and-bailey castle. It has two courtyards with a D-shaped keep inside the triangular upper ward with a curtain wall that forms a sloping stone revetment around the motte. At the western end of the outer ward is the ruin of a circular tower on a rocky knoll.
There are no gateways connecting the castle courtyards. Access was by ramps up to the parapets. The two curtain walls are not joined together. The inner buildings were made of timber. An outer rampart defends the higher ground that lies to the south of the castle.
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