The 1838 Ordnance Survey map shows this spot as a circular enclosure near the shores of Lough Gara, though today it presents as a slightly raised, roughly rectangular area measuring approximately 30 metres north to south and 40 metres east to west. The northern edge has been cut away by the modern road, but the remaining boundaries tell an interesting story of medieval defensive architecture.

The eastern and southern sides of the site are marked by a scarp about 60 centimetres high, though these have degraded over time and are now only visible as scattered stones in places, particularly along the southern edge. The western boundary is far more substantial, featuring a stony bank that rises 1.4 metres from the outside and is nearly 5 metres wide. Beyond this bank lies what was once a defensive moat, now a rush-filled ditch about 5 metres wide and a metre deep with a flat bottom. This water-filled fosse curves around at its northern end, extending eastward for about 10 metres, following the classic design of medieval fortifications.

The interior of the site is largely level, though a raised platform in the southeast corner may be the remnants of a castle structure. While both the bank and moat show signs of more recent alterations, possibly from agricultural use, the essential form of this medieval fortification remains readable in the landscape. The outer edge of the old moat now supports remnants of a later field boundary wall and a line of bushes, showing how this ancient defensive site has been incorporated into the more recent agricultural landscape of County Sligo.