This moated site, measuring 18 metres from northeast to southwest and 16 metres from northwest to southeast, sits on a gentle north-facing slope with a stream flowing east to west about 140 metres to the north. The site’s most striking feature is its substantial flat-bottomed moat, which varies in width from 8 to 11 metres at the top and narrows to between 3.5 and 6 metres at the base. The moat’s depth ranges considerably, from 1.4 metres at the southwest corner to an impressive 2.3 metres at the eastern corner.

The interior of the site shows clear signs of quarrying activity, which has resulted in noticeably raised corners, particularly on the eastern and northern sides. Along the southeast edge of the moat, there’s a three-metre-wide berm or ledge attached to the outer base, likely evidence of a later attempt to recut or modify the original moat. Additional outer banks, roughly two metres wide and rising about a metre high, can be seen on the northwest and southwest sides, though these appear to be later additions rather than part of the original design.

What makes this site particularly intriguing is its sophisticated water management system. A leat, or artificial watercourse, channels water from the southwest into the moat at the southern corner, then continues out from the northern corner towards the nearby stream. This engineered water feature suggests the site’s builders had both practical and defensive considerations in mind when they created this woodland fortress, typical of the moated sites that dot the Irish countryside from the Anglo-Norman period.