The site consists of a roughly rectangular enclosure measuring approximately 61 metres from north to south and 52 metres from east to west. What remains today is defined primarily by a low earthen bank, about three metres wide, which stands roughly half a metre high on the interior side and slightly taller, at around 0.7 metres, on the exterior.

The defensive bank runs from the western to the eastern sides of the enclosure, with possible traces of a fosse, or defensive ditch, visible along the northern edge. Beyond these earthwork features, no other structural remains are visible on the surface today. This type of moated site was typically constructed during the medieval period, often serving as fortified farmsteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous farmers who needed protection for their households and livestock.

The site was documented in the Archaeological Inventory of County Laois, published by the Dublin Stationery Office in 1995, with the survey work carried out by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. Since its initial recording, the entry has been revised to reflect more recent archaeological research, with the most recent update to the records made in December 2007.