Captured during a July 2000 survey, the cropmarks show a roughly rectangular enclosure measuring about 40 metres from northwest to southeast and at least 30 metres from northeast to southwest. The site’s boundaries are clearly defined by what would have been a water-filled ditch or moat, separated from an outer drainage system by an earthen bank known as a berm.

The enclosure’s northern edge has been cut through by a modern east-west road, which has disrupted the original layout but hasn’t completely obscured its form. These distinctive features; the rectangular shape, the moat system, and the careful drainage arrangements; all point to this being a medieval moated site, a type of defended homestead that was particularly popular in Ireland during the 13th and 14th centuries.

Such sites were typically built by Anglo-Norman settlers or wealthy Irish families who adopted Norman building practices. The moat would have served both defensive and status purposes, whilst the berm and outer drains suggest sophisticated water management that would have kept the interior relatively dry. Though now only visible from the air as subtle variations in crop growth, this hidden piece of Wexford’s medieval landscape offers a tantalising glimpse into how the county’s rural elite once lived and protected their holdings.