One of the standing ruins consists of the remains of a rubble core of a stone wall orientated approximately north to south.

There are also the possible remains (although buried under rubble and vegetation and hard to fully ascertain and record) of a wall which runs parallel, approximately 8 feet to the east of the first standing wall. These two walls may be part of the same building.

This standing ruin is surrounded by a large spread/mound of stone rubble presumed to be from the gradual collapse of this structure and other possible buildings on the site. The area of rubble surrounding the upstanding ruin may also contain theremains of buildings or the robbed-out foundations of former buildings to the northwest of the standing ruin and to the south of the standing ruin.

It is possible that this building (if it is one building) represents the remains of the gatehouse of the site. Another possibility is that is the remains of a stone chamber (a chamber is listed on the site).

Andy Gaunt, 2018, A Geophysical Magnetometer Survey of Clipstone Peel, Beeston Lodge, in Sherwood Forest, Mansfield Woodhouse (Unpublished document). SNT5593.