The site, which doesn’t appear on either the 1840 or 1904 Ordnance Survey maps, sits atop one of the many natural hillocks that characterise this low-lying, waterlogged landscape. Measuring roughly 28.5 metres from northwest to southeast and 36.5 metres from northeast to southwest, the enclosure is defined by a distinctive scarp just over a metre high and a U-shaped ditch that’s about 2.5 metres wide and nearly three-quarters of a metre deep.

What makes this site particularly intriguing is its construction: a broad earthen bank, about 3.5 metres wide and less than half a metre high, runs around most of the perimeter, though it’s notably absent at the northern end of the western side. The bank comes to an abrupt halt at each corner, where channels have been cut that may have served as water management features, or leats. One of these channels on the eastern side connects directly to an external drainage trench, suggesting the entire structure might have been part of a larger water management system rather than a defensive fortification.

Today, the site shows signs of wear, particularly at its northern angle where farm traffic has taken its toll, causing the scarp to slip into the surrounding ditch. The interior follows the natural undulations of the hillock beneath, and curiously, there’s no obvious entrance to the enclosure. Some archaeologists suggest this unusual feature might actually be a byproduct of historical drainage efforts in the field rather than a deliberate medieval moated site, though its true purpose remains open to interpretation.