The site consists of a rectangular enclosure measuring 33.5 metres from east to west and 51.7 metres from north to south, protected by a double-bank system with an intervening fosse, or defensive ditch. Though heavily overgrown today, the earthworks remain impressive, with the inner bank reaching heights of up to 1.65 metres and the outer bank standing at a maximum of 1.5 metres.

The defensive earthworks have been incorporated into the modern landscape in intriguing ways; the outer bank now forms part of field boundaries to the north and west, whilst to the east it defines the edge of a laneway, and to the south it has been adapted into a garden wall for a neighbouring house. This integration shows how medieval fortifications continue to shape the rural Irish countryside centuries after their construction.

Moated sites like this one were typically built between the 13th and 14th centuries, often by Anglo-Norman settlers or wealthy Irish families seeking to protect their homesteads. The double-bank design with its water-filled ditch would have provided formidable defence against raiders whilst also serving as a status symbol for its inhabitants. Today, whilst the original structures that once stood within the enclosure have long since vanished, the earthworks themselves survive as a testament to medieval life in County Cork.