Located on the floor of a valley running northwest to southeast, with a stream flowing just 20 metres to the southwest, this rectangular earthwork was first recorded on the 1839 Ordnance Survey map. The site consists of a central rectangular area measuring 50 metres by 33 metres, surrounded by substantial earthen banks that rise between 1.5 and 1.8 metres on the exterior side, whilst the interior height ranges from 0.4 to 1 metre.

What makes this site particularly intriguing is its well-preserved moat system that encircles the earthen banks. The moat varies in width from 5 to 7.5 metres at the top, narrowing to between 2.2 and 3 metres at its base. The depth of this defensive ditch changes around the perimeter; it’s shallowest at the northwest and southeast corners at just 0.3 metres, deepening to 0.8 metres along the southwest side, and reaching its maximum depth of 1.5 metres on the northeast side. This variation in depth might reflect the natural topography or perhaps different phases of construction and maintenance over time.

Today, the interior of the enclosure is planted with coniferous trees, obscuring what might once have been buildings or other structures within. Whilst there are breaks in both the northwest and southeast banks, archaeologists believe the most likely original entrance was a 3.5-metre-wide gap towards the eastern end of the northeast bank. These moated sites, which date primarily from the 13th and 14th centuries, served as fortified homesteads for Anglo-Norman colonists and wealthy Gaelic families, combining defensive features with agricultural management of the surrounding landscape.