This rectangular raised platform measures 14.5 metres north to south and 26 metres east to west, surrounded by a substantial earthen and stone bank that still stands up to 1.7 metres high on its outer face. The bank itself is about 1.5 metres wide, though time and weather have taken their toll on the southern section, which has largely crumbled away.

What makes this site particularly interesting is its water-filled defensive ditch, or fosse, which runs around the outside of the bank. At 2.5 metres wide and a metre deep, this waterlogged channel would have presented a formidable obstacle to any unwelcome visitors in medieval times. The only way across was via a causeway entrance on the eastern side, roughly 4 metres wide, which would have allowed controlled access to the enclosed area. The fosse, like the bank, has suffered damage along the southern edge where both features have been destroyed.

The location appears to have been carefully chosen, with a stream flowing to the south providing a natural water source, likely feeding the defensive fosse. The presence of two ringforts nearby, one to the northeast and another to the north, suggests this area was of strategic importance during the medieval period. These moated sites, typically dating from the 13th to 14th centuries, were often constructed by Anglo-Norman settlers as fortified farmsteads, combining defensive features with agricultural function in Ireland’s often contested landscape.