The enclosure measures roughly 32 metres from east to west and 21.5 metres from north to south, surrounded by an earthen bank that rises about 0.7 metres on the inside and 1.5 metres on the outside. The bank itself is approximately 2.8 metres wide, substantial enough to have served as both a defensive barrier and a statement of status in medieval Ireland.

Running around the outside of this earthwork is a broad, shallow fosse; essentially a water-filled ditch that would have made the site even more formidable to approach. At roughly 3.7 metres wide, this moat would have provided an additional layer of security for whoever occupied this fortified homestead. Such moated sites were typically built between the 13th and 14th centuries, often by Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Irish families who adopted this style of defended farmstead.

These earthworks represent more than just medieval engineering; they’re physical reminders of a time when the Irish countryside was dotted with fortified homes, each one a small centre of agricultural production and local power. The marshy setting wasn’t accidental either, as wetlands provided natural defence whilst the raised platform inside the moat would have kept buildings dry and secure. Today, though the timber buildings that once stood here have long since vanished, the earthworks remain as a testament to medieval life in the Irish midlands.