The rectangular earthwork measures 56.5 metres from north to south and 44 metres from east to west, enclosed by an earthen bank that rises about 1.5 metres high. Outside this bank runs a fosse, or defensive ditch, approximately 0.7 metres deep, though it becomes shallower towards the northern side where there’s also a 5-metre break in the bank, likely marking an original entrance.

The site shows clear signs of careful placement in the landscape. A stream flows from south to north along the eastern edge, providing both a natural boundary and water source for the medieval inhabitants. The interior slopes gently eastward, with the eastern half prone to waterlogging; an issue that would have been just as troublesome for medieval residents as it is for modern cattle grazing there. Interestingly, the northern half of the interior appears to sit at a slightly lower level than the southern portion, suggesting either deliberate terracing or natural subsidence over the centuries.

This moated site appears on the 1842 Ordnance Survey six-inch map, where a well is clearly marked in the area of the fosse halfway along the southern side; a detail that hints at the practical considerations of daily life within these defensive earthworks. About 500 metres to the southeast stands another moated site, suggesting this area of North Cork saw a concentration of these fortified farmsteads during the medieval period. These earthworks, typically dating from the 13th to 14th centuries, represent the homes of Anglo-Norman colonists or prosperous Irish families who needed both to display their status and protect their agricultural wealth.