This roughly 30 by 36 metre enclosure is defined by a distinctive scarp and external fosse, a defensive ditch system that would have once protected whatever structures stood within. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland recorded the site in 2000, noting that the scarp and fosse together measure nearly six metres in width, though the depths are now quite shallow at just 20 to 30 centimetres.

The monument occupies a low-lying spot near a stream, surrounded by poor views in all directions; not exactly prime real estate by modern standards, but potentially chosen for its access to water and perhaps the very isolation that made it less visible to potential threats. The interior remains level and largely clear, making it relatively easy to trace the defensive perimeter that runs from the southwest round to the east-southeast. While no above-ground structures survive, the earthworks themselves tell the story of a fortified site that likely dates to the Anglo-Norman period, when such moated sites were commonly built across Ireland.

Modern technology has helped track the monument’s preservation over time. Aerial photographs and satellite imagery from 2005 through to 2018 show the enclosure as a clear rectangular shape in the landscape, though Google Earth images from 2018 reveal it’s becoming increasingly faint. These moated sites, once numbering in the hundreds across Ireland, served as fortified farmsteads or manor houses for Anglo-Norman settlers and Gaelicised families alike, combining defensive features with agricultural functionality in Ireland’s medieval countryside.