Although its appearance is brief in the film, Minard Castle makes for a striking location for the clandestine meeting of Rosy Ryan (Sarah Myles) and Major Randolph Doryan (Christopher Jones). This 16th century tower house was built by the Fitzgerald family, and was destroyed by cannon and gunpowder in 1650 by Cromwellian forces, under the command of Colonel Edmund Ludlow, who were pursuing Walter Hussey. They positioned their cannons in a nearby medieval fortified settlement, Cathair na nAcraí, at the other end of the bay, and blew the eastern end off the castle. Although only three storeys remain, it is likely to have had a fourth, attic storey. It is now in the private possession of the Johnson family, and any attempt at access will require permission from the landowners.