The site features a rectangular, grass-covered platform measuring approximately 18 metres from north to south and nearly 15 metres from east to west, rising between one and 1.4 metres above the surrounding landscape. This raised area is enclosed by a flat-bottomed moat, now filled with reeds, which varies in width from 5 to 6.3 metres at its top and narrows to about 3.5 to 4 metres at its base, with a depth of roughly 0.6 to one metre.

The defensive features extend beyond the central platform, with an outer bank surrounding the moat on three sides; the eastern, northern, and southern boundaries. This outer bank ranges considerably in width, from 4.5 to nearly 8 metres at its base and 2 to almost 5 metres at its top, standing between 0.8 and 1.2 metres high. The western side, facing the river, lacks this outer bank and instead features a 10-metre-wide berm that separates the entire complex from the water’s edge. Additional fortifications on the eastern side include a second outer moat, measuring 6.4 metres wide at the top and 4.3 metres at the base with a depth of half a metre, alongside an 11-metre length of outer bank that stands about 0.2 metres high.

The site’s strategic placement becomes clearer when considering its surroundings; approximately 40 metres to the north, across a small stream that flows from southeast to northwest, stands an associated mound (designated RO014-079). The southern bank shows evidence of spoil being added, likely material excavated during the creation or maintenance of the moats. These moated sites, typically dating from the 13th to 17th centuries, served as defended homesteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or Gaelicised families, combining practical drainage with defensive capabilities in Ireland’s often marshy landscape.