Located 58 metres south of the Shanaclogh West townland boundary, this elevated platform sits within an ancient field system, rising about 1.5 metres above the surrounding landscape. The site’s prominence is further emphasised by a substantial ditch, approximately 6.5 metres wide, that encircles the platform like a watery moat, giving credence to its classification as a possible moated site.

Historical mapping tells an evolving story of how this monument was perceived over time. The 1840 Ordnance Survey map depicts it as an oval platform defined by a scarp, whilst the later 1897 edition shows it as a more rectangular feature measuring roughly 23 metres north to south and 28 metres east to west. When surveyed in 1960 by O’Dwyer, the site was described as a 90-foot diameter platform with traces of a bank along its edge, surrounded by a continuous shallow ditch and an outer bank about 2.7 metres wide. A wide, shallow ditch was also noted running southward from the monument to the field boundary.

More recent investigations have revealed additional details about this intriguing earthwork. Aerial photography from 1968 shows the monument sitting within an extensive linear earthwork field system, with the rectangular platform positioned tangentially to the western field boundary. When archaeologist Celie O’Rahilly visited in 1992, she recorded the internal measurements of the rectangular platform as approximately 20 metres east to west by 22 metres north to south. The site remains clearly visible today on modern satellite imagery, standing as a testament to medieval settlement patterns in this part of Limerick, likely representing the remains of a defended farmstead or small manor house from centuries past.