This rectangular earthwork, measuring approximately 34.5 metres north to south and 31.5 metres east to west, sits on relatively flat ground and is now covered in grass and scrub. The raised edges and corners of the site are still visible, marking out what would have been the central platform of this fortified homestead.

The site’s most distinctive feature is its flat-bottomed moat, which surrounds three sides of the rectangular enclosure. On the northern side, the moat measures about 7 metres wide with an internal depth of 1.8 metres and an external depth of 1.6 metres, though centuries of natural infilling have left it considerably overgrown. The southern side lacks a moat entirely; instead, a stream runs east to west along this boundary, which would have provided both a natural defence and a water source for the site’s inhabitants. A field bank runs along the outer edge of the moat, adding an extra layer of boundary definition to the complex.

Moated sites like this one were typically built between the 13th and 14th centuries, often by Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous farming families who needed defendable homesteads in what could be uncertain times. The rectangular platform would have supported timber buildings, possibly including a hall house, agricultural structures, and storage facilities. Today, while no above-ground structures survive, the earthworks themselves tell the story of medieval life in rural Ireland, where comfort, agriculture, and security had to be carefully balanced.