Though completely invisible at ground level today, this rectangular enclosure once stretched approximately 50 metres from northwest to southeast and 40 metres from northeast to southwest. The site appears on the 1838 Ordnance Survey six-inch map, providing crucial evidence of its existence and original dimensions.

Moated sites like this one were typically constructed during the Anglo-Norman period in Ireland, serving as fortified farmsteads for colonising families. The moat, which would have been a water-filled ditch surrounding the site, provided both defensive capabilities and a statement of status in the medieval landscape. Within the enclosed area, there would likely have been a timber hall or stone building, along with various domestic and agricultural structures necessary for daily life.

While nothing remains visible above ground, the site’s recorded presence on early Ordnance Survey mapping makes it an important piece of Wicklow’s archaeological heritage. These maps, created during the first systematic survey of Ireland in the 1830s and 1840s, often captured features that have since disappeared from the landscape, preserving valuable information about medieval settlement patterns in the region.