This rectangular earthwork, measuring approximately 48.5 metres from north to south and 34.5 metres from east to west, represents a type of medieval settlement that was once common across Ireland during the 13th and 14th centuries. The site is defined by an earthen bank with a shallow external fosse, or ditch, that would have originally been filled with water from the nearby stream to create a defensive moat.

Though time and agriculture have taken their toll, the site remains in fair condition with several interesting features still visible. Traces of an outer bank can be spotted along the northwest, north-northeast, and eastern sides, suggesting this was once a more complex defensive structure than it might first appear. Particularly intriguing is a small bastion-like feature in the northwest corner; a defensive projection that would have provided additional protection to this vulnerable point of the enclosure.

Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of what appears to be a leat, a man-made channel that once carried water from the northwest corner directly to the adjacent stream. This clever bit of medieval engineering would have helped maintain water levels in the moat whilst providing drainage when needed. Moated sites like this one at Creeraun were typically home to Anglo-Norman colonists or prosperous Gaelic families, serving as fortified farmsteads that combined residential, agricultural, and defensive functions in Ireland’s often unsettled medieval landscape.