This moated site at Lissard appears as a raised triangular platform, measuring roughly 47 metres from northeast to southwest and 42 metres across its width. The platform, rounded at its northeastern edge, sits within a protective fosse or water-filled ditch that’s about 4 metres wide. When the Ordnance Survey mapped this area in 1897, they carefully recorded these features on their detailed 25-inch maps, though today the monument has become somewhat overgrown.

The site bears the classic hallmarks of a medieval moated settlement, a type of fortified farmstead that proliferated across Ireland during the 13th and 14th centuries. These were typically built by Anglo-Norman colonists or prosperous Irish families who adopted Norman building practices. The triangular shape is somewhat unusual; most moated sites tend to be square or rectangular, making this example particularly noteworthy for students of medieval architecture. Traces of what appears to be a narrow internal bank can still be detected running from north to east, likely the remains of an earthen rampart that once provided additional defence atop the platform.

Time and agricultural activity have left their mark on the monument. A later field boundary cuts across the northeastern section, truncating the original triangular form. Despite this damage and the encroaching vegetation, modern technology offers new perspectives on this ancient site; Google Earth imagery from September 2019 clearly shows the outline of the monument from above, revealing details that might be missed at ground level. These aerial views help us understand how medieval settlers shaped the landscape, creating defended homesteads that served as both farms and fortresses in the contested borderlands between counties.