This circular mound rises from the low-lying landscape to a height of 4.5 to 5.5 metres, with a flat top measuring 11 metres across. The base spans a considerably wider 28 metres, giving the structure its characteristic steep-sided profile. Around its perimeter runs a shallow fosse, or defensive ditch, varying in width from 3 metres on the southwest side to 9 metres on the northeast; though now only 0.2 to 1 metre deep in places, it would once have provided additional protection to this fortified site.

The mound likely served as a motte, the central defensive feature of an early Norman fortification. Archaeological survey work has identified faint traces of what may have been a bailey; a defended enclosure that typically accompanied such structures; extending northeast from the main mound. This possible bailey area measures roughly 22 by 26 metres and is marked by a slight scarp along its northwestern edge, though centuries of agricultural activity and natural erosion have softened these features considerably.

Today, trees grow atop the earthwork, and its once-formidable defences have been gentled by time into subtle undulations in the landscape. The site forms part of the broader medieval settlement pattern around Drumcondra, offering a tangible connection to the Norman influence that reshaped much of Ireland’s eastern counties in the 12th and 13th centuries. While it may appear as little more than a tree-topped hill to the casual observer, this mound represents an important piece of Meath’s archaeological heritage, carefully documented and protected for future generations to study and appreciate.