What was once a defined boundary, roughly forty metres east to west and thirty metres north to south, is now reduced to a low scarp along its western and northern edges, while the southern and eastern sides have been absorbed entirely into modern field boundaries. The enclosure is subrectangular in shape, a form common in early medieval Ireland, when such earthworks typically enclosed a farmstead or small settlement, the domestic equivalent of the more familiar circular ringfort.

Very little specific history attaches to this particular site beyond its physical dimensions and setting. Its position overlooking wet, low-lying ground is characteristic of how early enclosures were often situated, using natural features for drainage, passive defence, or simply to keep livestock away from boggy terrain. The survival of even a partial scarp is notable given how thoroughly the rest of the boundary has been swallowed by the working landscape around it. What remains is less a monument than a faint suggestion of one, the kind of feature that rewards close attention on a quiet day when the light is low enough to throw shallow earthworks into relief.