This square earthwork, measuring approximately 30 metres on each side, was first recorded on the 1839 Ordnance Survey map as a rectangular embanked or moated site. Today, visitors can still trace the outlines of the infilled moats that once defended this settlement, though they now appear as shallow depressions, just 10 to 20 centimetres deep and 4 to 7 metres wide.

The site occupies a strategic position on a gentle southwest-facing slope, with a small stream running north to south about 100 metres to the west, which would have provided a reliable water source for the original inhabitants. Moated sites like this one were typically constructed during the Anglo-Norman period, serving as fortified farmsteads for colonists who needed protection in what was often hostile territory. The square layout and modest dimensions suggest this was likely home to a minor landowner or tenant farmer rather than a major lord.

Archaeological surveys conducted by Barry in 1977 documented the site’s features, and it was subsequently included in the Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford published in 1996. Though centuries of agricultural activity have softened its defensive earthworks, the site remains an important piece of Wexford’s medieval landscape, representing the countless small fortified settlements that once dotted the Irish countryside during a time when security was a constant concern for settlers.