The site measures approximately 63 metres northwest to southeast by 50 metres northeast to southwest, defined by an ancient ditch that once served as both defence and drainage. A stream runs 20 metres to the east, marking the townland boundary with Lissamota, and still feeds water into the southern corner of the ditch through an old leat, much as it likely did centuries ago.

The location appears to have been carefully chosen, sitting at 211 feet above sea level according to the 1840 Ordnance Survey maps. These same historical records reveal the site was part of a broader medieval landscape; a flour mill stood just 100 metres to the north, whilst a castle lay 190 metres to the south-southwest, and Fort William House sat 175 metres to the west-northwest. The proximity to water, defensive structures, and economic infrastructure suggests this was once a significant settlement, perhaps home to a prosperous farming family or minor nobility during the medieval period.

Today, the earthwork is best appreciated from aerial photography, where the full extent of the rectangular enclosure becomes clear. Cropmarks in the field 50 metres west reveal traces of the old mill race, whilst modern orthophotos from 2009 and 2011 show how these medieval features have endured through the centuries. Though now little more than subtle undulations in the grass, this moated site remains a tangible link to Limerick’s medieval past, when such fortified homesteads dotted the Irish countryside, their water-filled ditches offering both practical drainage and a measure of security in uncertain times.