This medieval earthwork consists of two defensive banks with a water-filled ditch, or fosse, running between them. The inner bank, which once stood 1.7 metres high, now only remains intact at the southern corner; elsewhere, time has reduced it to a simple scarp. Both this inner bank and the fosse, which measures 6.5 metres wide with steep sides and a flat bottom, have become heavily overgrown with vegetation over the centuries.

The outer bank tells a different story of preservation, remaining clearly visible and free from overgrowth along three sides of the enclosure. Standing 3.5 metres wide and rising 1.2 metres on its inner face and 0.75 metres on its outer face, this earthwork provides a clearer picture of the site’s original defensive layout. The southwestern side of the fosse has been repurposed over time, now incorporated into a roadway that leads to a nearby farmhouse to the northwest, showing how these ancient sites continue to shape the modern landscape.

This moated site forms part of a broader medieval landscape in the area, with another similar earthwork located approximately 550 metres to the southwest. These structures, documented by the Galway Archaeological Survey in 1989, represent the remains of medieval settlements that once dotted the Irish countryside, likely serving as fortified farmsteads or minor manor houses during the Anglo-Norman period. Their survival offers a tangible connection to the medieval organisation of rural Galway, when such moated sites provided both status and security to their inhabitants.