This rectangular earthwork, measuring approximately 34 metres east to west and 29 metres across, would have once formed a defensive enclosure around a manor house or farmstead during the Anglo-Norman period. Today, the site appears as little more than a series of shallow depressions and raised areas in the field, its original purpose barely recognisable to the untrained eye.

The defining feature of this site is its broad fosse, or defensive ditch, which ranges from 10.7 to 13.5 metres in width. Though once a formidable barrier that would have been filled with water, the fosse now reaches depths of only 0.3 to 0.9 metres, having been gradually filled in over the centuries. The eastern side shows particular damage from livestock trampling, with cattle hooves having churned the soft ground into a muddy, uneven surface that further obscures the original earthwork patterns.

The interior of the moated area, which would have contained the main buildings and living quarters, now presents as a level, featureless space. Modern agricultural activity has left its mark here too; tractor tracks cut across the northern portion of the site, a reminder that this historical monument continues to exist within a working farm landscape. Despite its poor preservation, the site represents an important piece of Ireland’s medieval heritage, offering a glimpse into the defensive domestic arrangements of the Anglo-Norman settlers who established these fortified farmsteads throughout the Irish countryside.