The site consists of a raised rectangular platform measuring 44 metres from north-northwest to south-southeast and 37 metres from east-northeast to west-southwest. This elevated area is enclosed by a substantial earthen bank, which rises 0.4 metres on the interior side but presents a more formidable 1.4 metre height on the exterior, with a base width of 3.5 metres.

Surrounding the earthen bank is an external fosse, or defensive ditch, with a base width of 2.6 metres and an external depth of 0.4 metres, though this has been filled in along the western, northern, eastern and southeastern sections. The interior of the platform slopes gently towards the south-southeast, whilst the northwestern, northeastern and southeastern corners show slight raising, possibly indicating the former positions of structures or defensive features. A gap measuring 2.4 metres wide appears at the southern end, though this entrance is believed to be a modern addition rather than part of the original medieval design.

These moated sites were typically constructed during the Anglo-Norman period in Ireland, serving as fortified farmsteads for colonists or as defended settlements for local lords. The combination of raised platform, enclosing bank and external ditch would have provided both practical drainage on the hillside location and defensive capabilities against raids. Today, the earthworks remain clearly visible in the landscape, preserved by centuries of pastoral use and documented through sketch plans and Google Earth orthoimagery compiled by researcher Caimin O’Brien in October 2021.