Though time and quarrying have taken their toll on this circular earthwork, particularly along its northern face, the structure still rises 4 to 5 metres high with a flat top measuring approximately 15 metres across. When surveyed in 1945, it was considerably better preserved, standing 20 feet tall with a top diameter of 43 yards and a base spanning 80 yards, surrounded by a defensive fosse that has since disappeared from view.

Historical records reveal that a castle was constructed atop this motte in 1303, though no visible traces remain today. The Red Book of Ormond provides a fascinating glimpse into the manor’s medieval layout, describing a new hall, an old wooden chapel, and various outbuildings including a kitchen, larder, fish house, stable, granary, sheepcote and malt kiln, all of which were already in poor repair by that time. The estate also featured a cowhouse within the fosse, a grange in good condition, and the remnants of a dovecote that once generated 12 pence annually. A mill and fisheries on the property’s ponds were valued at £6 13s 4d per year after maintenance costs.

By 1339, the site had become known as the grange of Hyncheaule, marking its transition from defensive fortification to agricultural centre. Today, this poorly preserved motte serves as a subtle reminder of the Norman influence on the Tipperary landscape, its weathered earthworks holding centuries of stories about medieval life, from military conquest to manor house domesticity.