The rectangular platform measures approximately 37 metres from east-northeast to west-southwest and nearly 26 metres from north-northwest to south-southeast. This grass-covered platform sits elevated above the surrounding landscape, defined by earthen banks that rise between 0.7 and 1.5 metres high depending on which side you’re viewing them from. The banks are most prominent on the west-southwest, south-southeast and east-northeast sides, with widths ranging from 3 to 3.8 metres.

Surrounding the platform is a complete flat-bottomed moat, a defensive feature typical of medieval sites across Ireland and Britain. The moat varies in width from about 4.7 to 6.7 metres at its top, narrowing to between 2.6 and 5 metres at its base, with a depth of roughly 0.8 to 1 metre. Additional outer banks, measuring 4 to 4.5 metres wide and standing 0.9 to 1.2 metres high, reinforce the defences on all sides except the west-southwest. Time and agricultural use have left their mark on the site; a field bank now runs through the base of the moats on the south-southeast and west-southwest sides, whilst a pond has expanded the defensive ditch on the east-northeast side to about 9 metres wide.

Interestingly, no visible entrance to the platform can be identified today, leaving questions about how the original inhabitants accessed their fortified space. This type of moated site typically dates from the 13th to 15th centuries and would have served as the residence of a wealthy Anglo-Norman or Gaelic family, providing both status and security in medieval Ireland’s often turbulent political landscape.