The site occupies higher ground formed by a ridge to the northwest, its circular form measuring roughly 27 metres north to south and 28.5 metres east to west. What makes it particularly striking are its formidable defences: an earthen bank standing three metres high on its exterior, followed by a flat-bottomed fosse, partially carved from rock, that drops to over two metres in depth, and an outer bank that completes the defensive circuit. The eastern entrance, flanked by declining banks, preserves its original causeway design at just over two metres wide.

The vertical profile of these banks suggests this was no ordinary farmstead. Unlike the typical ringforts scattered across the region, which usually housed single family units, this site’s emphasis on defence hints at something more significant, possibly dating to the early medieval period. The morphology doesn’t quite match the expected patterns; whilst its hilltop location is characteristic of a ringfort, the defensive features are more reminiscent of a motte or ringwork, though it doesn’t neatly fit into either category.

These impressive earthworks have survived remarkably well, offering visitors a chance to appreciate the engineering skills of Ireland’s medieval inhabitants. The site remains something of an enigma, its true purpose lost to time, though its builders clearly intended it to command respect and provide serious defence against whatever threats faced this corner of Tipperary a millennium ago.