Historical Ordnance Survey maps from 1905 and 1937 show this defensive earthwork as an almost square enclosure, measuring approximately 35 metres east to west and 30 metres north to south. The site was surrounded by a water-filled ditch, or fosse, which would have provided both defensive capabilities and drainage for what was likely a timber-framed building or small fortified farmstead within.

The moated site occupied the northwest corner of what is now a pastoral field, an area that remains slightly marshy and waterlogged to this day; a hint at why this particular spot was chosen for a water-dependent defensive structure. These types of earthworks were typically constructed between the 13th and 15th centuries by Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous farming families who needed protection in what was often contested territory. The square shape and modest size suggest this was probably a working farmstead rather than a major defensive position.

Unfortunately, like many of Ireland’s earthwork monuments, this piece of medieval heritage was lost to agricultural improvements in the 1960s when the site was completely levelled. Today, visitors to the field will find no visible trace of the moated enclosure that once stood here for centuries, though the waterlogged ground still whispers of the strategic choice made by its long-forgotten builders. The site’s existence is now preserved only in old maps and the records of the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, serving as a reminder of the countless historical sites that have vanished from the Irish landscape.