The central feature is a grass-covered mound composed of earth and stone, measuring approximately 5.2 metres from east-northeast to west-southwest and 4.8 metres from north-northwest to south-southeast. The mound rises between 0.25 and 0.92 metres in height, with its eastern half notably higher and more clearly defined than the western portion. A distinct depression, roughly a metre wide and 0.6 metres deep, sits just west-northwest of the mound’s centre.

Surrounding the central mound is a well-preserved fosse, or defensive ditch, with a flat bottom and steep sides spanning 1.25 to 1.5 metres in width. Beyond this ditch runs a substantial outer bank constructed from earth and stone, varying in width from 1.4 to 2.1 metres. This bank rises impressively above the fosse by 0.65 to 1.2 metres, whilst standing 0.3 to 0.55 metres above the external ground level. Together, these concentric features create the classic profile of a ring-barrow, a type of Bronze Age burial monument found throughout Ireland.

Today, a modern east-west fence of posts and wire cuts through the monument, dividing it into two unequal sections with the larger portion lying to the north. Despite this intrusion, the site remains a well-preserved example of prehistoric burial architecture, documented by archaeologist Caimin O’Brien in May 2010. The barrow’s elevated position above the River Finn would have made it a prominent feature in the ancient landscape, marking the resting place of individuals from communities that inhabited these Donegal hills thousands of years ago.