This site bore similarities to another moated fortification located just 100 metres away in the same field. While most of the structure was levelled years ago, its defensive ditch, or fosse, remained visible until relatively recently. The fosse, which measured 36.5 metres from north to south, ran immediately west of a field boundary and served as the last tangible reminder of this medieval stronghold.

According to local memory, the fort originally extended westward beyond the fosse, though no surface traces of these additional structures remain today. The defensive ditch itself met its end in 1983 when it was filled in, yet keen observers can still detect its presence through patches of disturbed ground that mark where this ancient earthwork once lay. The site’s proximity to another moated fortification suggests this area held strategic importance during the medieval period, when such defensive structures were common throughout the Irish countryside.

These moated sites, typical of Anglo-Norman settlement patterns in Ireland, were essentially fortified farmsteads surrounded by water-filled ditches. They served both defensive and status purposes, housing wealthy farmers or minor lords who needed protection whilst managing their agricultural estates. The Bregoge examples represent part of Cork’s rich medieval landscape, where hundreds of such sites once dotted the countryside, though many, like this one, have gradually disappeared beneath centuries of agricultural activity.