The site occupies improved pasture on a gentle slope facing south-southeast, where centuries of weathering have softened but not erased its distinctive defensive features. A substantial bank, ranging from nearly a metre high on the interior to almost three metres on the exterior, defines a rectangular enclosure measuring roughly 30 metres north to south and 26 metres east to west. Though dense overgrowth now obscures portions of these earthworks, the basic structure remains clearly visible in the landscape.

The defensive fosse, or ditch, that once provided protection for this settlement is best preserved along the northern, western and southern sides, where it measures about 8 metres wide and three-quarters of a metre deep. The original entrance to the enclosure can still be identified at the southern end of the eastern bank, marked by a gap nearly 4 metres wide. Within the northeast corner of the enclosure, archaeologists have identified what appears to be a house platform; a rectangular area approximately 10 by 6 metres, defined by a low scarp on its southern and western sides and a slight bank along its eastern edge, though briars now obscure its northern boundary.

This type of moated site represents a common form of medieval settlement in Ireland, typically dating from the 13th to 15th centuries. These defended homesteads were often constructed by Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Gaelic families, serving as fortified farmsteads rather than true military installations. The presence of a defined house platform within the enclosure, along with the substantial nature of the surrounding earthworks, suggests this was once home to a family of some local standing. A small area of disturbance visible on the interior of the western bank’s northern end hints at later activity, perhaps stone robbing or amateur excavation, but the site remains largely intact as recorded by archaeologist Jean Farrelly in 2011.