This moated site, measuring approximately 32.5 metres north to south and 26 metres east to west, is enclosed by earthen banks topped with scattered bushes on three sides. These banks, which reach heights of up to a metre on the exterior, give way to a steep scarp on the western edge where the land drops away naturally. The entire structure is surrounded by a flat-bottomed moat, roughly 4 metres wide and less than half a metre deep, which would have provided both drainage and defence for this medieval settlement.

Just outside the northern moat lies the remnants of what appears to be a small dwelling. This house site, marked by a spread of stones forming a rectangle about 4.7 by 3.4 metres, still shows evidence of its eastern entrance. The stone foundations, though now only rising about 10 centimetres above ground level, give us a glimpse into how people lived and worked within these fortified farmsteads during the medieval period.

This site is part of a broader pattern of moated settlements across the Irish midlands, with another similar earthwork located just 100 metres to the south-southeast. These structures, typically dating from the 13th to 14th centuries, were often built by Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Gaelic families who needed to protect their holdings whilst managing agricultural estates in what was then a contested frontier landscape. The proximity to water, evidenced by the stream running 40 to 50 metres to the west and north, would have been essential for both the moat’s water supply and the daily needs of its inhabitants.