Located on a west-facing slope amongst gently rolling farmland, this intriguing archaeological feature was once clearly visible on the landscape, appearing on both the first and second edition Ordnance Survey maps from the 19th century as an irregular rectangular enclosure with trees growing at its centre.

When archaeologist C. Manning visited the site around 1985, enough remained for him to identify it as a possible moated site; a type of medieval settlement typically dating from the 13th to 14th centuries. These sites, characterised by their defensive water-filled ditches, were often home to Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous farming families who needed protection in what could be unstable times. The moat would have surrounded a raised platform where the main residence and outbuildings stood, creating both a practical defence and a symbol of status in the medieval landscape.

Today, however, modern farming has completely levelled the site, leaving no visible traces above ground. What was once a prominent feature in the Tipperary countryside, marked by its distinctive rectangular shape and central grove of trees, has vanished beneath the soil. Only the historical records and archaeological surveys remain to tell us that this quiet patch of pastureland once held a fortified homestead, its moat reflecting the uncertain world of medieval Ireland where even prosperous farmers needed to think about defence.