This rectangular earthwork enclosure measures approximately 32 metres north to south and 28 metres east to west, making it a fairly typical example of the defensive homesteads built by Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland during the 13th and 14th centuries. The site’s defensive features remain well preserved; a substantial flat-topped earthen bank standing 1.7 metres high defines the perimeter, whilst an external fosse, or defensive ditch, runs around the outside. This ditch measures about 4 metres wide and reaches depths of 2 to 3 metres in places.

The western side of the enclosure features the original entrance, complete with a ramp and causeway that would have allowed carts and livestock to cross the protective ditch. On the southern side, traces of what may be a counterscarp bank; an additional defensive feature built on the outer edge of the ditch; can still be identified. Though some damage has occurred to the bank and fosse at the northeastern corner, the overall layout remains clear and intact.

Inside the enclosure, several earthfast stones hint at the locations of former buildings, likely including a hall house and various outbuildings that would have supported daily life in this fortified farmstead. These moated sites served as both homes and administrative centres for Anglo-Norman lords and prosperous farmers, providing security in the often turbulent medieval countryside whilst demonstrating their owners’ status and wealth. The site was first documented in the Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow in 1997, with updates following more recent archaeological research.