This rectangular earthwork measures approximately 30 metres from northeast to southwest and 28 metres from northwest to southeast, defined by substantial earthen banks that once provided both defence and status to its inhabitants. The inner bank, reaching 6.8 metres in width and standing up to 1.5 metres high on its exterior face, remains remarkably well preserved along three of its four sides, with the northeastern stretch extending 26 metres, the southeastern side running 25 metres, and the southwestern section stretching 29 metres.

The site’s defensive features include a flat-bottomed fosse, or water-filled ditch, that runs between the inner and outer banks. This intervening channel, measuring just over 5 metres wide and originally cut to a depth of 0.65 metres, would have provided an additional barrier to unwanted visitors. An entrance gap, roughly 3 metres wide, breaks the northeastern bank and would have served as the primary access point, possibly once featuring a drawbridge or wooden causeway. Along the southwestern side, an outer bank rises to 1.5 metres in height and spans 8 metres in width, with a stream and field boundary marking the site’s exterior edge.

The interior of the enclosure slopes gently towards the southwest and bears traces of lazy beds; these cultivation ridges, running northeast to southwest, extend over the base of the southwestern bank and hint at later agricultural use of the site after its primary defensive function had ceased. These parallel ridges, created by spade cultivation, were a common feature of Irish farming practices and suggest the site continued to play a role in the local agricultural landscape long after its medieval heyday. Compiled by Jean Farrelly and uploaded to archaeological records in August 2011, this site remains an intriguing example of how medieval defensive structures evolved and adapted through the centuries.