This oval-shaped fortification, measuring roughly 250 metres east to west and 200 metres north to south, occupies a strategic position where three baronies once met: East Muskerry to the north, Kinalmeaky about a kilometre to the west, and East Carbery approximately 2.25 kilometres to the south. The site’s location on this ridge provided its ancient builders with excellent vantage points across the surrounding countryside.

The hillfort’s defensive system consists of two distinct lines of fortification that demonstrate sophisticated Iron Age engineering. The inner defences comprise a pair of earth and stone banks standing 0.7 metres high, separated by a fosse (defensive ditch) that reaches 1.6 metres in depth. Archaeological observations from the 1930s noted that the outer side of this fosse was faced with stone, indicating careful construction methods. The outer defensive line, positioned about 48 metres beyond the inner works, features a more substantial earthen bank rising 2.45 metres high, originally faced with stone on both sides and accompanied by an internal depression or trench.

Originally, eight radial field fences connected these two defensive lines, though only four remain visible today. The interior of the fort has become overgrown with gorse, whilst the areas between the fortifications are now partly used as pasture, with the remainder also claimed by vegetation. This hillfort represents one of Cork’s significant archaeological sites, having been documented in various archaeological surveys and excavations, most recently noted in 2004. The site continues to provide insights into how ancient Irish communities organised their defences and controlled strategic landscape positions.