Located in poorly drained pasture about 60 metres east of a public road, this enigmatic site was first identified during the Bruff aerial photographic survey as a cropmark revealing what appeared to be a rectangular enclosure measuring approximately 42 metres north to south and 40 metres east to west. The site sits amongst other ancient enclosures in the area, with one located 85 metres to the northeast and another 130 metres to the east.

What makes this site particularly intriguing is its uncertain nature and changing visibility over time. Despite being documented in the 1986 aerial survey (catalogued as Bruff 113), the feature doesn’t appear on Ordnance Survey maps and has proven elusive in more recent imagery. An OSI orthophoto from 2005 to 2012 showed several linear features running east to west across the site, which may simply be land drainage channels. By 2018, Google Earth imagery showed no visible traces of the enclosure at all, adding to the mystery of what exactly lies beneath the surface.

Archaeological opinion remains divided on the site’s true identity. Initially thought to be a possible moated site; a type of medieval defensive homestead surrounded by a water-filled ditch; recent analysis suggests it might instead be the remains of post-1700 land reclamation works. These agricultural improvements were common across Ireland as landowners sought to bring marginal wetlands into productive use. The poorly drained nature of the pasture and the presence of what appear to be drainage features support this more mundane but historically significant interpretation, though without excavation, the true nature of this elusive Limerick site remains an open question.