First marked as a circular Danish fort on Lord Cremorne’s estate map from 1778-80, this defensive structure appears as a rectangular embanked enclosure on the 1840 Ordnance Survey map. Today, the scrub-covered site measures 27 metres square internally, defined by substantial earthen banks that rise over two metres high on the exterior, particularly well-preserved along the northwestern and southwestern sides.

The site’s most striking feature is its outer moat, a flat-bottomed defensive ditch that spans nearly nine metres across at its widest point. Though time has filled much of it in, the moat still drops over a metre deep in places, accompanied by traces of an external bank along the northwest and southwest perimeters. A stream forms the natural southeastern boundary, integrating the local waterway into the site’s defensive scheme. This combination of earthworks and water defences was typical of medieval Irish moated sites, which served as fortified farmsteads for Anglo-Norman settlers and prosperous Gaelic families from the 13th century onwards.

Archaeological records from 1983 mention the remains of a rectangular house site at the centre, marked by low earthen banks, along with a smaller structure near the southeast perimeter. However, decades of vegetation growth have obscured these internal features, making them impossible to confirm without excavation. The site stands as a tangible reminder of medieval settlement patterns in Waterford, when such moated homesteads dotted the landscape, providing security and status for their inhabitants whilst controlling the surrounding agricultural lands.