This rectangular earthwork sits on a south-facing slope, with the headwaters of a small stream flowing from southwest to northeast roughly 100 metres to the southeast. The site was first documented by Jean Charles Caillère and has since captured the attention of local historians studying medieval settlement patterns in the region.

The moated enclosure forms a distinctive rectangular shape, measuring approximately 42 metres from northeast to southwest and 40 metres from northwest to southeast internally. What makes this site particularly notable are the substantial moats that surround it on all sides; these defensive ditches vary in width from about 3 metres on the northwestern edge to roughly 6 metres elsewhere. Today, the interior appears as a grass-covered raised platform, clearly visible on aerial imagery from Apple Maps.

Such moated sites were typically constructed between the 13th and 14th centuries, often serving as fortified homesteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Irish families. The considerable effort required to excavate these deep, wide moats suggests this was once home to someone of considerable means and status. While time has softened its edges and nature has reclaimed much of the site, the earthworks remain remarkably well-preserved, offering visitors and researchers alike a tangible connection to medieval Ireland’s complex social and defensive landscape.