This moated site, positioned about 140 metres west of a group of barrows, has left its mark on the landscape for centuries, though today it exists primarily as cropmarks visible from aerial imagery. The site first appeared on the 1840 Ordnance Survey map as a raised rectangular area marked by a scarp, and by the 1897 edition, surveyors had recorded more precise measurements: approximately 56 metres northwest to southeast by 45 metres northeast to southwest.

The antiquarian Thomas Johnson Westropp documented this monument in 1916, noting it as one of two “straight-sided forts” in the Glenlara area; a description that hints at its defensive or enclosed nature typical of medieval moated sites. These rectangular platforms, defined by scarps or earthen banks, were often constructed around manor houses or other important buildings during the Anglo-Norman period, serving both defensive and status purposes. The straight sides that Westropp observed distinguish this site from the more common circular ringforts found throughout Ireland.

While the physical earthwork has been levelled over time, with a farm track now cutting through its southern portion, modern technology has revealed what the naked eye can no longer see. Digital Globe orthoimagery from 2011 to 2013 first captured the cropmark of the levelled monument, and subsequent Google Earth images from March and June 2018 clearly show the rectangular footprint of this ancient structure. These cropmarks, caused by differential crop growth over buried archaeological features, allow us to trace the exact boundaries of what was once a prominent feature in the medieval landscape of County Limerick.