The monument, approximately fourteen metres in diameter, is defined by a weathered earthen bank that’s most visible when approached from the southwest, west, or north. Fir trees now grow along this bank, planted during modifications that altered its original form, whilst modern farm buildings have encroached upon the southern and southeastern edges of the site. A stream curves around the western side, marking the boundary with County Longford and providing what would have been a natural defensive barrier in centuries past.

The interior of the platform slopes gently towards its centre, where a notable depression hints at something more intriguing beneath. Local tradition speaks of a souterrain at this location; an underground passage or chamber that may explain the sunken area. According to residents, there was once a hole in the centre of the platform with stone steps descending into darkness below, though this entrance is no longer visible. The depression might indicate the collapse of this subterranean structure over time. On the east-southeast side, a modern trench cuts through the platform’s side and upper edge, with a farm gateway installed at its lower end, further altering the monument’s original appearance.

The true nature of this earthwork remains somewhat mysterious. Whilst it could be the remains of an Anglo-Norman motte castle, a type of fortification introduced to Ireland in the 12th century, it might equally be a raised rath; an earlier Irish ringfort elevated above the surrounding landscape. The absence of an external fosse, or defensive ditch, and the modest scale of the earthwork make definitive classification difficult. Whatever its origins, the monument offers commanding views across the Westmeath countryside and stands as a tangible link to the medieval landscape of the Irish midlands, whether as a symbol of Norman authority or earlier Gaelic settlement.