This early medieval ringfort forms a trapezoidal enclosure measuring roughly 64 metres east to west, with the north to south dimensions varying between 45 and 60 metres. The site is defined by a substantial earthen bank standing 2.1 metres high, accompanied by an external defensive ditch, or fosse, that plunges 2.2 metres deep. A narrow break in the eastern bank, just a metre wide, marks the original entrance, where a causeway crosses the fosse to provide access to the interior.

The fort’s defences may have been more elaborate than what remains visible today. Traces of what could be an outer bank, no more than a metre in height, can still be detected along the southern, northwestern and northern perimeters. Inside the enclosure, the ground slopes gently upward towards the centre, a common feature in ringforts that aided drainage and created a slightly elevated platform for any structures that once stood there.

Local tradition, recorded by archaeologist Seán P. Ó Ríordáin in 1932, tells of two entrances to souterrains at this site. These underground passages, typically used for storage or refuge, were common features of early medieval settlements in Ireland. While the souterrain entrances haven’t been located in recent times, their reported presence adds another layer to our understanding of how this fortified farmstead would have functioned as both a home and a place of safety for its inhabitants over a thousand years ago.