Located 165 metres northwest of the townland boundary with Camas North, this subtle earthwork doesn’t appear on any of the historic Ordnance Survey Ireland maps, suggesting it had already faded from local memory by the time systematic mapping began in the 19th century. The site first caught archaeological attention during survey work for the Bord Gáis Éireann Curraghleigh West to Limerick gas pipeline project, where it was catalogued as site 6/3 on strip map 6.

The rectangular outline of the possible moated enclosure can occasionally be glimpsed as a cropmark in aerial photography, particularly in orthophotos taken by Ordnance Survey Ireland between 2005 and 2012. These ghostly traces appear when growing conditions reveal subtle differences in the soil where ancient ditches once lay, creating patterns only visible from above. However, by September 2020, Google Earth imagery shows no surface remains are visible at ground level; the site has been completely absorbed back into the agricultural landscape.

Moated sites like this one were typically built between the 13th and 14th centuries, often serving as fortified farmsteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Irish families. The moat, usually a water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, provided both defence and drainage whilst also displaying the occupant’s status. Though this particular example near Crean has left barely a trace on the modern landscape, its discovery adds another piece to our understanding of medieval settlement patterns in County Limerick.