This circular earthwork, measuring roughly 40 metres in diameter, sits atop a modest hill and consists of a raised platform defended by an imposing scarp that reaches heights of up to four metres. The platform’s perimeter is further protected by an external fosse, or defensive ditch, which varies from eight metres wide at its top to just two metres at its base, with depths ranging from 0.8 to 1.7 metres. Visitors approaching from the east-south-east would have entered through the original causewayed entrance, a three-metre-wide earthen bridge spanning the ten-metre length of the fosse.

The site’s defensive architecture tells a complex story of medieval and early modern fortification. Within the circular platform stands a fortified house dating from the late 16th or early 17th century, whilst the platform’s perimeter incorporates a bawn; a defensive wall typical of Irish tower houses from this period. Unfortunately, a road running northwest to southeast has cut through the northeastern section of the monument, destroying portions of the fosse along the north, north-northeast, and northeast sides.

The relationship between these various elements poses an intriguing historical puzzle. Whilst the fortified house and bawn clearly date to the plantation period, the earthwork platform itself may represent an earlier medieval ringwork castle that was later refortified and adapted for early modern use. This layering of defensive structures across different periods demonstrates how strategic locations were repeatedly fortified throughout Irish history, with each generation of inhabitants adapting and building upon the defences of their predecessors.