Located 15 metres southeast of a stream marking the townland boundary with Ballynahinch, this enigmatic feature was first spotted as a rectangular shape on aerial photographs taken by Bord Gáis Éireann in 1984 during planning for the Curraleigh to Limerick gas pipeline. Though it never appeared on historic Ordnance Survey Ireland maps, the site caught the attention of archaeologists due to its proximity to two ancient barrows; one sits 66 metres to the northeast, whilst another lies 40 metres to the southwest.

The earthwork’s faint outline could still be traced on digital orthoimages captured between 2011 and 2013, suggesting that some remnants of the structure persisted beneath the plantation’s canopy. However, more recent Google Earth imagery shows no visible surface remains, indicating the site has either been completely obscured by vegetation or lost to the elements. The rectangular shape visible in the 1984 photographs hints at what might have been a moated site, similar to the one at Island Dromagh, though without excavation it’s impossible to determine its original purpose or date.

This elusive feature represents one of many archaeological sites across Ireland that exist primarily in aerial photographic records. Compiled by Fiona Rooney in August 2021, the documentation of this site serves as a reminder that Ireland’s archaeological heritage often lies hidden beneath modern landscapes, waiting to be rediscovered through careful analysis of historical imagery and field surveys.