The site occupies wet upland terrain with higher ground to the northwest, commanding good views across the eastern and southern landscape. Whilst the fields to the north have been drained and reclaimed for agriculture, the lands to the south remain marshy and waterlogged, much as they would have been centuries ago. A ringbarrow lies 700 metres to the southwest, suggesting this area held significance long before the moated site was constructed.

The monument consists of a nearly square enclosure measuring approximately 50 metres from northwest to southeast and 48 metres from southwest to northeast. An impressive earth and stone bank defines the perimeter, ranging from 2.5 to 3 metres wide at its top and broadening to 6 metres at its base. This bank rises 1.5 metres above the external ground level whilst standing 0.3 to 0.6 metres high on the interior side. A water-filled moat surrounds the bank, typically 2 to 3 metres wide at its base and expanding to 5 metres at the top, with a depth of about 1 metre. Along the southeast side, traces of what may be an external bank are visible, though no clear entrance feature survives; a 3-metre gap in the bank on this side appears to be a later break rather than an original access point, as there’s no evidence of a causeway crossing the moat.

Despite some cattle damage at the southern, western and northern corners, the site remains in good condition. Furze and thorn bushes grow along the top of the bank, whilst the interior is mainly grass with occasional thorn bushes. A hollow depression in the centre might indicate house footings, with the faintest suggestions of similar features in the northwest quadrant, though neither is distinct enough to confirm as dwelling remains. The interior sits roughly level with the surrounding ground surface, following the natural slope of the hillside without any apparent attempt at artificial levelling. A stream flows past the monument along its southwest side, running from southwest to southeast, likely feeding water into the defensive moat system.