Measuring 37 metres east to west and 34 metres north to south, this earthwork consists of a raised bank made from earth and stone, surrounded by an external ditch or fosse. The eastern side remains the best preserved section, where visitors can still clearly make out the defensive earthworks that once protected this site. A later field bank now overlies the western fosse, showing how the landscape has been continuously used and modified over the centuries.

The enclosure’s original access points remain visible today; a small bridge crosses the northern fosse whilst a causeway provides entry from the south. Between these two entrances, more recent additions in the form of a field fence and trackway cut directly through the interior, evidence of the site’s adaptation for agricultural use. In the southeast corner, archaeologists have identified a small rectangular structure measuring 7.3 metres long by 4 metres wide, defined by its own earthen bank and built right up against the main enclosing element.

Archaeological surveys suggest this may be a moated site, a type of medieval settlement particularly popular amongst Anglo-Norman colonists and wealthy Gaelic families between the 13th and 17th centuries. These sites typically featured a residence surrounded by a water-filled moat for defence and status display. The survey work, compiled by the Galway Archaeological Survey at University College Galway and catalogued by researcher Cody in 1989, notes the site remains in fair condition despite centuries of exposure to the elements and agricultural activity.